Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hullu

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. Possibly related to Proto-Samic *jëllë, or alternatively, possibly imitative.

Adjective edit

*hullu

  1. crazy, mad

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: hull
  • Finnish: hullu
  • Ingrian: hullu
  • Karelian: hullu
  • Livonian: ul
  • Votic: (Kattila) ullu

Further reading edit

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