Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/randëh

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 *ranteš (whence also Proto-Samic *ruontës), possibly but not very likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic *grandis (whence Lithuanian grandis (bracelet)).

Noun

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*randëh

  1. wrist

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: ranne
  • Finnish: ranne
  • Ingrian: -ranne (in compound: käsiranne)
  • Karelian: ranneh
  • Livvi: ranneh

Further reading

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