Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoono

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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

Adjective[edit]

*hoono

  1. bad, poor (of bad quality)
    Synonym: *këhna

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: (dialectal) hoon
  • Finnish: huono
  • Ingrian: hoono
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: huono
  • Ludian: huon
  • Votic: oono

Further reading[edit]

  • hoon”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012