Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/enoi

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

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Etymology

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From *enä (big) +‎ *-oi. Related to Proto-Samic *eanōj.

Noun

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*enoi[1]

  1. maternal uncle

Inflection

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Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: eno, (dialectal) enoi
  • Ingrian: eno, (Soikkola) enoi

From *onoi:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*en-oi”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä[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