Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/airu-

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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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *airuz.[1]

Noun

*airu- (Northern Finnic)

  1. messenger, herald

Inflection

Uncertain, but stem *airuCë-; possibly *airuhë- (*airus).

Descendants

  • Finnish: airut, (dialectal) airuu
  • Karelian:

References

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “airut”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (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
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