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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuningas

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-Germanic *kuningaz, from *kunją (family, kin) + *-ingaz (originating from).

Noun

*kuningas

  1. king

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kuningas
  • Finnish: kuningas
  • Ingrian: kunigas, kuningas, kunikas
  • Karelian: kuninkas
  • Livvi: kuńingas
  • Ludian: kuńingas
  • Veps: kunigaz
  • Võro: kuning
  • Votic: kunikõz

References

  • kuningas in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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