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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hibus

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hiwją with the suffix *-us, either directly or later within Finnic as *hipjä (skin) +‎ *-us. Loss of *h in Estonian is irregular, but could be due to the influence of *iho (skin).

Noun

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*hibus[1]

  1. (usually in the plural) hair on the head
  2. (single) hair, strand of hair

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: juus
  • Finnish: hius
  • Ingrian: hius
  • Karelian: hivus
  • Livonian: ibūks
  • Livvi: hivus
  • Veps: hibuz
  • Võro: hius
  • Votic: ivuz

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hibus”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • juus”, 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), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN