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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoono

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

Unknown

Adjective

*hoono

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

Inflection

Descendants

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

Further reading

  • hoon in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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