Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruskëda

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

Etymology

Related to *rusko and Proto-Samic *ručkëtē. Of ultimately unclear origin, but derived with the suffix *-ëda; the root could possibly ultimately be borrowed from either Proto-Slavic *rusъ, Baltic (compare Lithuanian rùdskis) or Germanic, but none of these theories is certain.

Adjective

*ruskëda^[1]

brown, red

Descendants

Estonian: ruske
Finnish: ruskea
Ingrian: ruskia
Karelian:
- North Karelian: ruškie
- South Karelian: ruškie
Livvi: ruskei
Ludian: rusked
Veps: rusked
Votic: ruska

References

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

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

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