Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rupi

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 *hreubaz, compare Old Norse hrufa (scab), Swedish ruva (scab).

Noun edit

*rupi

  1. scab

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) rubid
  • Finnish: rupi
  • Ingrian: rupi
  • Karelian: rupi, rubi
  • Livvi: rubi
  • Ludian: rubi
  • Veps: rubi
  • Votic: rupi

Further reading edit

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