Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/joo-

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

Probably from earlier *juŋe and cognate with Proto-Samic *joŋë. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*joo-

1. bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)

Descendants

• Estonian: joovikas
• Finnish: juolukka
• Ingrian: joomukka
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: juopukka
  • South Karelian: juomukka
• Livonian:
  • Courland Livonian: jūoimki
  • Vidzeme Livonian: jō
• Livvi: juomoi
• Ludian: d'uomoi
• Veps: jonikaine
• Võro: johvik, joobik, joovik
• Votic: joomukõz

Further reading

• “joovikas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “juolukka”, in 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