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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rutto

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *rottō.This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

*rutto

  1. fast, quick, rapid

Noun

*rutto

  1. hurry
    Synonym: *kiireh

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rutt
  • Finnish: rutto ("plague")
    • Inari Sami: rotto ("plague")
    • Northern Sami: rohttu ("plague")
  • Ingrian: ruttoo
  • Karelian: rutto
  • Livvi: rutto
  • Võro: rutt
  • Votic: rutto

Further reading

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