Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sonni

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

Unknown. Possibly related to Komi-Zyrian чань (ćań, foal) and Udmurt чуньы (ćuńy, foal).

Noun edit

*sonni

  1. bull

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: sõnn
  • Finnish: sonni
  • Livonian: (Salaca) sonn
  • Latvian: sonnis
  • Võro: synn'

Further reading edit

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