Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/repoi

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

From a root *repä +‎ *-oi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *repä, borrowed from early Indo-Iranian (compare Proto-Indo-Iranian *HlawpaHćás, Sanskrit लोपि (lopi), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬞𐬌 (raopi)). Cognates include Erzya ривезь (ŕiveź), Eastern Mari рывыж (ryvyž), Komi-Permyak руч (ruć) and Udmurt ӟичы (dźićy), which are all either from the same Finno-Permic root or parallel borrowings.

Noun edit

*repoi

  1. fox
    Synonym: *repäinen

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: rebu
  • Finnish: repo
  • Ingrian: repo, (dialectal) repoi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: repo
    • South Karelian: rebo
  • Livvi: reboi
  • Ludian: reboi
  • Veps: reboi, (Northern, Middle) rebii
  • Võro: rebo
  • Votic: repo

References edit

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