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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/onni

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. Possibly with Northern Sami vuodna or from *onci (cavity). In older Finnish, the meaning "one's share in life" is attested, bridging the semantic difference part-way. Alternatively the word may be of Germanic or older Indo-European origin (akin to Proto-Germanic *wunjō, Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-ih₂). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*onni

  1. luck

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: õnn
  • Finnish: onni
  • Võro: ynn'
  • Votic: õnni
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