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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lunas

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 Proto-Germanic *lunaz.

Noun

*lunas

  1. ransom

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: lunas (obsolete)

From *luna

From *lunnas

  • Finnish: lunnaat pl, (rare) lunnas
  • Karelian: lunnas
  • Inari Sami: lones
  • Lule Sami: lånes
  • Northern Sami: lonis

Further reading

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