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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/konëh

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

Borrowed from Pre-Proto-Germanic *gn̥ni̯o- (later Proto-Germanic *kunją (omen, portent, miracle)).

Noun

*konëh[1]

  1. magic
  2. speech

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kõne
  • Finnish: kone
  • Ingrian: konu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: koneh
  • Võro: kynõq

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*konëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • kõne”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “koneh”, 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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