Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hootra

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

From Proto-Germanic *fōdrą.

Noun edit

*hootra

  1. (Northern Finnic) sheath, scabbard

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: huotra
  • Ingrian: hoodra
  • Karelian: huotra, huodra
  • Livvi: huodru
  • Ludian: huodr
  • Veps: hodr

References edit

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