Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lurjus

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Noun

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*lurjus

  1. idler, sluggard
  2. scoundrel, rascal

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: lurjus
  • Finnish: lurjus
  • Ingrian: lurjus
  • Karelian: lurjakehtoa ("to dawdle")
  • Votic: lurjuz

Further reading

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