Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lurjus

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.

Noun edit

*lurjus

  1. idler, sluggard
  2. scoundrel, rascal

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: lurjus
  • Finnish: lurjus
  • Ingrian: lurjus
  • Karelian: lurjakehtoa ("to dawdle")
  • Votic: lurjuz

Further reading edit

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