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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hüüpi-

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

Onomatopoeic. Has been historically compared with Proto-Samic *ëpëkē (from Proto-Uralic *epiki), but Ante Aikio (2020) rejects this as a cognate.

Noun

*hüüpi-

  1. Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)

Descendants
  • Estonian: hüüp
  • Finnish: hyypiä, hyypiö
  • Ingrian: hyypiäs
  • Karelian: (Northern) hyypie, (Southern) hyybie
  • Livvi: hyybii
  • Ludian: hüübij
  • Veps: hübj
  • Võro: hüüpli
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) üüpiäine, (Pummala) üüppiä

Further reading
  • hüüp in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎
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