Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/roju

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, sound-symbolic.^[1]^[2]

Noun

*roju^[3]

junk, scrap, trash

Adjective

*roju^[3]

wretched, poor

Inflection

Inflection of *roju

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*roju	*rojut
accusative	*rojun	*rojut
genitive	*rojun	rojudën rojuidën
partitive	*rojuda	*rojuida
inessive	rojussa rojuhna	rojuissa rojuihna
elative	*rojusta	*rojuista
illative	*rojuhën	*rojuihën
adessive	*rojulla	*rojuilla
ablative	*rojulta	*rojuilta
allative	rojulën rojulëk	rojuilën rojuilëk
essive	*rojuna	*rojuina
translative	*rojuksi	*rojuiksi
instructive	*rojun	*rojuin
comitative	*rojunëk	*rojuinëk
abessive	*rojutta	*rojuitta

Descendants

Estonian: roju
Finnish: roju
>? Ingrian: roju (“storm”)
Karelian:
- North Karelian: (dialectal) ⇒ rojeikko
- South Karelian: (dialectal) ⇒ rojeikko
Livvi: roju
Võro: rojo
Votic: (Kattila) rõju, (Mati) roju

References

^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “roju”, 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
^ “roju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*roju”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

[1] Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “roju”, 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] “roju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

[YSuS-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*roju”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

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