Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hupa

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-Finno-Ugric *šupa.

Adjective edit

*hupa

  1. lean, thin
  2. small

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) huba
  • Finnish: hupa
  • Ingrian: hupa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hupa
    • South Karelian: huba
  • Livvi: huba
  • Ludian: huba
  • Veps: huba
  • Võro: huba

Further reading edit

  • hubane”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #119 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.