Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muccoi

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. Contains the suffix +‎ *-oi.

Noun

*muccoi[1]

  1. (young) wife, bride

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) muts
  • Finnish: (dialectal) mutso
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: mučoi, muččo
  • Livvi: mučoi
  • Ludian: mučoi
  • Võro: muts
  • Proto-Permic:
    • Komi-Permyak: модз (modź)
    • Udmurt: музьы (muźy)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*muccoi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “mutso”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN