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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaunis

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skauniz.

Adjective

*kaunis

  1. beautiful

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaunis
  • Finnish: kaunis
  • Ingrian: kaunis
  • Karelian: kaunis
  • Livvi: kauniš
  • Ludian: kauńiž
  • Votic: kauniz (red)

Further reading

  • kaunis”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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