Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/horho

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*forhō), from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Noun edit

*horho (Northern Finnic)

  1. gorge, ravine

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

From *horho:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) horho

From *horha:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) horha

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “horho”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN