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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëpoinën

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 *hëpo + *-inën (diminutive).

Noun

*hëpoinën

  1. horse

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hobune
  • Finnish: hevonen, (archaic, dialectal) heponen
  • Ingrian: hepoin, (Soikkola) heppoin
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: heponi
    • South Karelian: hebone
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: i’bbi, õ’bbi
    • Vidzeme Livonian: übbi
  • Livvi: heboine
  • Ludian: heboine
  • Veps: heboone
  • Võro: hobõnõ, hopõn'
  • Votic: opõn

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hepo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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