Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruhtinas

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 *druhtinaz.

Noun

*ruhtinas (Northern Finnic)

  1. leader, lord

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: ruhtinas

From *rohtina (a later loan from Proto-Norse *ᛞᚱᛟᚺᛏᛁᚾᚨᛉ (*drohtinaʀ)):

  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: (dialectal; Tver) ruohtina (in compound: šyndyruohtina (Savior, Messiah))

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “ruhtinas”, 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