Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muli

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Possibly from earlier *mula- +‎ *-i and borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence obsolete Latvian mūle (hornless cow) and Samogitian šmulas).[1]

Adjective

[edit]

*muli[2]

  1. hornless
    Synonym: *nuti

Noun

[edit]

*muli

  1. hornless cow

Inflection

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Finnish: muli
  • Ingrian: muli
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: muli

From *mulu (+ *-u):

From compound *muli-pää:

Further reading

[edit]
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “muli”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä[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

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri. The prehistoric context of the oldest contacts between Baltic and Finnic languages. SUST 266 (2012)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*muli”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)