Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sooli

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

From Proto-Uralic *śale.[1]

Noun

*sooli[2]

  1. gut, intestine, bowel

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sool
  • Finnish: suoli
  • Ingrian: sooli
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šuoli
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) šuoli
  • Livonian: sūoļ
  • Veps: solʹ
  • Votic: sooli

References

  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “suoli”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*sooli”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)