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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/runka

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skrunkaz (whence Icelandic skrokkur and Old Norse skrokkr (torso)).

Noun

*runka[1] (Northern Finnic)

  1. body, torso
  2. trunk (of a tree)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: runko
    • Inari Sami: ruŋgo
    • Northern Sami: ruŋgu
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: rungu
  • Ludian: rung
  • Veps: rung

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “runko”, 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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