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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuuro

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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-Germanic *skūrō.

Noun

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*kuuro

  1. rain shower, shower
  2. moment

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: kuuro
  • Karelian: kuuro (in compound: kuuropeä)
  • Veps: kur, kuro
  • Votic: (Rudja) kuuro

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kuuro”, 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