Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoonëh

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

Unknown. Has been compared with Baltic words: compare Lithuanian šoninė (annex, side chamber, flank), from šonas (side). Has also been compared also with Permic words meaning 'warm': Proto-Permic *šɔnit.[1] Both comparisons, the Baltic[2] and the Uralic,[3] are semantically and phonetically unlikely. Seems to contain the suffix +‎ *-ëh.

Noun

*hoonëh[4]

  1. building
  2. room

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hoone
  • Finnish: huone
  • Ingrian: hoone
  • Karelian: huoneh
  • Livonian: uone (Vidzeme)
  • Võro: hoonõh, hoonõq
  • Votic: oonõ

References

  1. ^ Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
  2. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “huone”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 29 November 2022
  3. ^ Joki, Aulis J. (1973) Uralier und Indogermanen [Uralians and Indo-Europeans] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 151) (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hoonëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)