Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoono

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 edit

Etymology edit

Unknown

Adjective edit

*hoono

  1. bad, poor (of bad quality)
    Synonym: *këhna

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) hoon
  • Finnish: huono
  • Ingrian: hoono
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: huono
  • Ludian: huon
  • Votic: oono

Further reading edit

  • hoon”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012