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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/reuna

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from a Baltic language, compare Lithuanian briauna.

Noun

*reuna

  1. edge

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) rõun
  • Finnish: reuna
  • Ingrian: reuna
  • Karelian: reuna
  • Livvi: reunu
  • Ludian: reun
  • Veps: reün, röün

Further reading

  • rõõne in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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