Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/enoi

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *enä (big) +‎ *-oi. Related to Proto-Samic *eanōj.

Noun[edit]

*enoi[1]

  1. maternal uncle

Inflection[edit]

Coordinate terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: eno, (dialectal) enoi
  • Ingrian: eno, (Soikkola) enoi

From *onoi:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*en-oi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN