Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/onni

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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]

Unknown. Possibly with Northern Sami vuodna or from *onci (cavity). In older Finnish, the meaning "one's share in life" is attested, bridging the semantic difference part-way. Alternatively the word may be of Germanic or older Indo-European origin (akin to Proto-Germanic *wunjō, Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-ih₂). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun[edit]

*onni[1]

  1. luck
  2. happiness

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: õnn
  • Finnish: onni
  • Ingrian: onni
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: onni
    • South Karelian: onni
  • Livonian: vȯņ
  • Livvi: onni
  • Võro: ynn'
  • Votic: õnni

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*onni”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)