Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noo

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

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *no.

Pronoun

*noo

1. those

Determiner

*noo

1. those

Descendants

From *noo:

• Finnish: nuo
• Ingrian: noo
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: nuo
  • South Karelian: nuo
• Votic:
  • Kukkuzi: noo

From *noot:

• Estonian: nood
• Finnish: (dialectal) nuot
  • Kven: nuot
• Livvi: nuod
• Võro: nuuq

Further reading

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