Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/inha

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.

Adjective

*inha[1]

  1. bad, wicked
  2. disgusting

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: inha
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: inha

From *inho (+ *-o):

From *inhët'oin (+ *-t'oin):

  • Estonian: inetu
  • Võro: (Hargla) inõdu, (Sangaste) inõtu

From *inhëda (+ *-ëda):

  • Votic: (Mati) inõa

Further reading

  • inetama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “inha”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*inha”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)