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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suuri

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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 either early Proto-Germanic *stūraz (whence German stur, Dutch stoer)[1] or from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stʰuHrás (compare Sanskrit स्थूर (sthūrá, big, bulky, thick)), in either case ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂uh₂rós.

Not directly related with the more widespread Germanic root *stōraz (whence e.g. Swedish stor), which has and not as the root vowel.[1]

Adjective

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*suuri[2]

  1. big, large

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: suur
  • Finnish: suuri, suur-
  • Ingrian: suur, suuri
  • Karelian: šuuri
  • Livonian: sūr
  • Livvi: suuri
  • Ludian: suur'
  • Veps: sur'
  • Votic: suuri

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*suuri”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • suur”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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