Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoopa

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚦᛟᛒᛟ (þōbō), from Proto-Germanic *þōbô (whence Old Norse þófi (felt)).

Noun

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*hoopa (Northern Finnic)

  1. felt (cloth made of matted fibres of wool)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: huopa
  • Ingrian: hoopa
  • Livvi: huobu
  • Veps: hob

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “huopa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (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