Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lurjus

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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

Unknown.

Noun

*lurjus

  1. idler, sluggard
  2. scoundrel, rascal

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lurjus
  • Finnish: lurjus
  • Ingrian: lurjus
  • Karelian: lurjakehtoa ("to dawdle")
  • Votic: lurjuz

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lurjus”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • lurjus”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012