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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tulus

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 *tuli + *-us.

Noun

*tulus

  1. (usually in the plural) fire-making tool

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tulused pl, tulus
  • Finnish: tulukset pl, (rare) tulus
  • Ingrian: tulus
  • Karelian: tulukset pl
  • Livonian: tulūks
  • Livvi: tulukset pl
  • Ludian: tuluksed pl
  • Veps: tulused pl
  • Votic: tuluz, tuluhsõd pl

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tulus”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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