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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jouhi

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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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Unknown.

Noun

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*jouhi[1]

  1. horsehair

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: jõhv
  • Finnish: jouhi
  • Ingrian: jouhi
  • Karelian:
  • >? Livonian: jõ’ugi
  • Livvi: jouhi
  • Ludian: d'ouh
  • Veps: jouh
  • Võro: jõhv', (Seto) jõuh
  • Votic: jõvi

Further reading

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  • jõhv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*jouhi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)