Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuha

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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]

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *snuzaz (whence Swedish snor (snot)) or alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *hnuzô (whence Icelandic hnerri (sneeze)).[1]

Noun[edit]

*nuha

  1. rhinitis, sniffles

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: nohu, (dialectal) nohi, nuhu
  • Finnish: nuha
  • Võro: nuho, noho

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading[edit]

  • nohu”, 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), “nuha”, 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