Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/runka

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrunkaz (whence Icelandic skrokkur and Old Norse skrokkr (torso)).

Noun edit

*runka[1] (Northern Finnic)

  1. body, torso
  2. trunk (of a tree)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: runko
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: rungu
  • Ludian: rung
  • Veps: rung

References edit

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*runka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “runko”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN