Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hookjas

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-Germanic *hōgjaz, *hōgiz (whence Old Norse hœgr).

Adjective edit

*hookjas

  1. easy
    Synonym: *hëlppo
  2. cheap
    Synonym: *halpa

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

From *hookjas:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) huojas

From *hoogis:

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “huokea”, 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