Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuuro

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 *skūrō.

Noun edit

*kuuro

  1. rain shower, shower
  2. moment

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: kuuro
  • Karelian: kuuro (in compound: kuuropeä)
  • Veps: kur, kuro
  • Votic: (Rudja) kuuro

Further reading edit

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