Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hookjas

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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]

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hōgjaz, *hōgiz (whence Old Norse hœgr).

Adjective[edit]

*hookjas

  1. easy
    Synonym: *hëlppo
  2. cheap
    Synonym: *halpa

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

From *hookjas:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) huojas

From *hoogis:

Further reading[edit]

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