Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/risu

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

According to SSA and EES, onomatopoeic ~ sound-symbolic.[1][2]

Noun

*risu[3]

  1. dry twig
  2. litter, waste, trash

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: risu
    • Livonian: rizū
  • Finnish: risu
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: rišu
    • South Karelian: rižu
  • Livvi: rizu
  • Ludian: rižu
  • Võro: riso

References

  1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “risu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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
  2. ^ risu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*risu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)