Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruja

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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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Possibly sound-symbolic and related to Northern Sami rojas (unwell, sickly looking).

Adjective

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*ruja[1]

  1. sick, ill
  2. frail
  3. crippled

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *ruja:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) ruja
  • Livonian: rujā

From *rujo:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ruja-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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