Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/meno

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 *mendäk +‎ *-o.

Noun

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*meno

  1. going
  2. loss, expense, expenditure
  3. noise; racket

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: mõnu
  • Finnish: meno
  • Ingrian: mänö
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: meno, menoi
  • Ludian: mänö
  • Võro: mino
  • Votic: meno

Further reading

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  • mõnu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “meno”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN