Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kündüs

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

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Etymology

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From earlier *küntükse, related to Inari Sami koozâš, Kemi Sami kuddoš and Erzya кенкш (kenkš). Possibly an old *-us derivative of *künci.

Noun

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*kündüs

  1. threshold

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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