ETRUSCAN SOUND RULES,
based on FinnUgor protowords
Fred Hamori

This is a hypothetical derivation of Etruscan forms from Proto Finno Ugrian protowords,
with main emphasis from Ugrian, as has been proposed by Italian linguist Mario Alinei.

V# > last vowel dropped if not preceeded by a #V+geminate or nasal or Sibilant.

Like Ural-Altaic the language is agglutinative, with formatives and case markers as well as tense being part of the agglutinative phrase.
Like FinnoUgrian the voiced stops b,d,g don’t exist in the original language.
Like FinnoUgrian the word structures originally were open format, meaning that they ended with vowels, so tha VCV or CVCV were common.
Like Sumerian, Etruscan doesn’t have an o, so it substitutes another backvowel, like a or u.
Like Sumerian, Etruscan doesn't have a j which it often drops or uses other devices like a g to represent it
Like FinnUgor there is no b, d, g only unvoiced stops, although b at times used for p in rare instances

PFU
phon

Etrusc
phon

FinnUgor or Ugrian protoword

Etruscan example

Hungarian example

 

 

 

 

 

p

f

*peje =heat,cook ,pot
*pac'e =to trust
*palGe =town
*pilwe =cloud

fase,fas'e =offering urn
fes=to asure
falu=town
falatu =sky

föz=to cook; faz-ék=pot
biz=trust, béke=peace
falu=town
felet=above, felhö=cloud

p

p~v

*pänke =head,chief
*pele=fear
*polke =round, circular
*pata=pot, cook
*pime=grass, herb
*päle =the inside
*pole =flow, flowing
*poika =boy
*pänke =capture,grabb
*lapa =flat, sheet

pepn =chief, greatest
pal-mitha=nervous,fright
pala, vela=roundness
pat-ne=kind of pot
pa-la=meadow (-la=genetive
pi,pul, vel=inside, in , at
pul-um=hallway
pava=boy, young man,Tages
apice =capture
c-leva=foundation document

fej, fö=head; föfö
fél=fears
bágy, pálya (p>b>p)
faz-ék=pot, föz=cook
füv, fü=grass
bel=inner, be=into
foly-o-so=hallway
fiú, fiv- =boy, male
fog=grab,captre,hold
lev-él=sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

-p

mp, v

*sapte =7 (loans)

semp =7

hét=7; (s>h)

 

 

 

 

 

pp

p~b~v

 

geminates are eliminated like Hungarian)

 pp >p

 

 

*appe =father
*reppe=crack, rip apart
*oppa =old man
*tappa =trample, stomp

apa=father
rabi-ma=pull, tear (b?)
avu-la=grandfather
thapi-cun=step on,trample

apa=father
rep-ed=crack
apó=old man
tip-or=stomp,trample

 

 

 

 

 

t

t

*tuna =learn, accustom
*tor-em= sky/chief god
*tir =religious center
*teke=to do
*ti=you
*telke=to fill
*täwte=fire
*tunke=member

than-asa=teacher;
turan=sky goddess
thaurx=funerary
thez=make an offering
thi=you
thelu=fill
thus-ti=in fire
tan-asha=family member

tan-ul=learn, tan-it=teach
torem=god /obUgrian
tor=funerary meal,wake
tev, te-sz=does,makes
te=you (familiar)
tele=full, tölt=fill
tüz=fire (t/z/V_V)
tag=member +ösz=all

 

 

 

 

 

-t

t~s
c rarely

*et =this
*?
*wati =leader

eta, ec, ic=this;
etera=1000
vati-exe=with a leader

e,ez=this;igy=like this
ezer=1000
vez-ér=lead-er

 -mt

 t

*amta=give

ut=give

ad=give

-nt

nt, theta

*pente-le =?roof,cover ?

penth-na, pente = cover;/MA

fed-él (nt>d)

-tt

t

*kutte =6
*cutte=bone
*atta=father
*-tt=locative

hut_ (norm. end vowel kept)
sut-l=bone
ate-na=father
-ti, -thi=locative suffix

hat
csont=bone +láb=legg
atya=father
-t, -tt=locative suffix

 

 

 

 

 

#ku

h

*kuc'a =young man
*kutte =6

hus =young man;
hath=6

hies = groom ; hös=hero
hat=6

#kF
#ka

k

*kale =sleep,rest
*kec'e=knife, cut
*karte =metal > knife
*kac'e=able,knowledgable
*keje =love,lust
*kata =house, home,family
*kis'e=race,contest
*kure = mountain, high
*kämä=hard, tough

ce(i)
cashi=cut, sharp
car-u=cutter,smasher
cathe=shrewd,intelligent
cexa =care,good will/MA
cate-cril=return home
ceshu=delays,puts off /AZ96
kar-, kal- =mountain,high
cemu =heavy

hál=rest,sleep
kés' =knife "késh"
kard=sword
okos=smart,clever
kéj, kegy=lust,care
haza kerül=return home
kés- =to be late
-kora =big
kem-ény=tough,hard

 #ko

 k or h

*kota =house
*kol'a =place, large room
*kole =die
*kunta > *xont=war,army
-------------
*kore=anger
*kol'a=dwelling place

catha=house;
cela =room
cal-u=deceised;
catha =war
-------------
hara, hur-t=fight, to war
hec=to put,place in front

ház =house
hely-ség=large hall
hal-ot=deceised
had=war,army
-----------
har- =battle, anger
hely-ez =place,to place

 

 

 

 

 

-k

v or blk

 

 

 v > blk

 

 

*teke=does
*c'elke =star
*moke- =laugh
*näke =watch
*joke =river
*ikä =year

te_-m, te_-z =make
shale =star,shine
nav-t-=enjoy
ne_-s-l=observe
_u-na=flowing stream
av-il=year

tev, te_-sz
csill-og,csill-ag
nev-et =laugh
né_-z =watch
-jó_ =river name suffix
év =year

 

 

 

 

 

-kk

k>v>blk

 

 

kk>k~g

 

 

*mer-kke =keep,hold,palm
*n'ukke=rest
*rakka =be nearby,related
*s'akke =piece,portion

mur=remain;
nica =to lower??
ruva =relative;
shuci =piece, part

mar-ad =remain
nyug =rest
rok-on =relative
szak-asz=piece,portion

 

 

 

 

 

#s

s, t >blk

 

 

#s > blk

 

 

*saran'e =gold
*sanke =sky
*seGe =eat
*sänke== branch

atranes=gold (sa >at);
_ani =sky god (Janus)
s_ce =eat
su-re=branch

_arany =gold (tarin in Vogul)
_ég =sky (N>g)
eszik=eats (se>esz)
_ág=branch

 

 

 

 

 

-s

 

*use=sheep
*ase =hot, heat
?

suth=sheep
us-il=sun god, south
ces =to establish, set down

öz=deer
izz-ó=fierry,glowing
kész-it=prepare

 

 

 

 

 c'=ch =cs

#c'

z(dz),
s, s'

*c'utte =anke bone
*c'atta =war,battle
*c'elke =star
*c'ette =to clasp, join
*c'appe == strike, smash

s'uth-l=bone;
catha =war,hunt;
s'ale, zil-ac=star
zat-l-ath=companion
s_p-el-thuta=chopped

csont=bone
csata=battle
csil-og=shine,star
csat-l-os =ally, csat
csap =to strike, smash

 

 

 

 

 

-c'

x , s

*oc'a=portion,share>divide
*kuc'a=young man
*kic'e=small pot, basket
*mac'e=high born clans
*oc'a=capable, smart
*iće=spirit
?

_sa- =two (divided?)
hus=young man
cesu=trunk
mex=people; mas-an=tribe
ushi=understand, hear
ais=god
pur-xe=dictator (king?)

osz- (+t, lik)
hies=groom, hös=hero
kosár=basket
maz-ar> magyar
eszes=brainy,smart
iz=spirit, is-ten=god
parancs=command

 č

 sh

 

 

 sz ~cs >s'

 

 

*čette= dark, early dawn
*čenkkä = person , head
*čuppe = suckle
*čukke = stump,block wood
*čittε
= bake 1, sun shine

shuthi =toomb, sepulchral
shacu, saxu =head
s_p-et =drink
zuk-, śuk =stock, piece
catha =sun god

set-ét=dark
_agy =brain
szop, sziv=suckle,suck
csög =stump
süt=shine(sun), bake

 s'

 sh, s, z'

*s'ore =tight, narrows
*s'onkke =wedge, spike
*s'ar
-ne = ceremony, incant
*s'akkε == piece , portion
*s'el == edge, rim, border
*s'ilma=eye
*s'oNε =jump , follow , flee
*s'es'=young daughter
*s'uwe=mouth, say,word

zar =make tight, hard
shaca =point
zeri = rite, ritual
shuci =piece, part
sel 2=edge, border
sem =eye (lm>m)
sac-ni-u=sanctuary
sex,sec=daughter
su-c=declare

szor-os =tight
szeg, szög =spike,nail
szer-=rite,ritual,method
szak =piece, part
szél=edge, border
sze_m_ (lm >m)
szök =escape, skip
szüz=virgin
szó=word, szól=tell.

-s'

s', z

*kis'e=race, contest > late
*as'e =settle for the night
*kos's'e =abundant, rich

ces'u=delays
sal, si-na = settle to rest
cus'u =patron, to keep

kés- =be late
szál, szál-ás=settle
gaz-da- = owner, rich

 

 

 

 

 

š

sh, blk

*šure =cut, split, divide

_ar=cut

_ir-t=mow down, cut down, exterminate

 w

 v, f, p

 

 

 v or blk

 

 

*wara =wait,guard
*wänte =observe,defend
*wäc'e =lattice, weir
*wälke =light, lightning, etc
*wetä =lead
*worGa =sew,stich,mend

veru
fexu
vei(s)=lattice like weir
pul-um=star
vati-exe=with a leader
ver-pe=braid

_ör =guard, vár=wait
vigy-áz, véd,
váz, vejsze
vil-ám=lightning
vez-et=lead
varr=sew

 

 

 

 

 

-wV

u or blk

*luwe=horse (ugrian)
*alwe=other side,away
*kiwe=stone
*luwe=horse

luas = nobleman (horseman);
el-=away
hul=stone /Az 96
lu_-as=horseman/MA

lov-ag, lov-as=knight
elve, el =away
köv, kö: =stone
lov-as=horseman

 

 

 

 

 

m

> m ~ n

*moke= joke, have fun
*man-ala =the underworld
*mete= honey
*mere =measure
*mac'e= man,patriarchy
*mälke= breast
*mi(n)= we
*mons'e= to say, tell
*more= to stay, remain

nav-t= laugh
mani =the spirit of the dead
math= honeyed (?wine)
mar-u= measurer (a magistra
mas-an, mex= people
m_l= breast,chest
mini= we
mons-le= order, command
mur=remain, stay

nev-et=laugh
man-ó=u. world devil
méz=honey (t/z/V_V)
mér-nök=engineer
maz- > magy-ar
mell=breast (lk>l)
mi,min-k=we
mon-d=say,tell
mar-ad=remain,stay

-lm

m ~ v

*kal-ma =burial mound

celu-ca=internment

hal-om=mound

-m

m ~ v

*teme =stuff into
*kuma =heat
*kojme=male,man
*ale-(ma) =lift,rise
*kämä=hard, tough
*emä=mother
*ime=I

tame-ra=cemetary
cavu, cau =heat /MA
cum =leading male
em-el=lift (metathesis)
cemu =heavy, burden
ama-ke=spouse
mi=I

töm, teme-t-ö=cemetary
hév =heat
him=male
em-el (metathesis)
kem=ény=hard,tough
emse=female animal
én=I

-mp

p

*tumpe

thapi=trample

tap-os=step on

n, n'

n

*näke =watch
*n'ome=press
*n'ore=wet,swampy
*moke > noke
*non'c'e=big,important
*min'a =daughter in law
*saran'e =gold, bright

ne_s-l=to observe
numa=sign, notch,coinage
neri=water
nav-t-lane=one who enjoys
nac, nacna=big,large,grand
man-im=daughter in law
atran-es=gold (s>t)

néz=look,observe
nyom=press,stamp
nyir-=wet
nev-et=laugh
nagy=big; nagyon=very
menye=daugher in law
_arany=gold

-n

VnV

not next to a consonant

 

 

 

 

*mene =leave, go
*tuna =learn, teach
*äne =sound, song, sing
*manala=underground-devil
*mane=say, tell

mena-xe =left, moved away
than-asa =teacher, subject
ain-eri=singer
mani=?spirits of the dead
muni-se=tell, order

ki-meni=go out, meni=to go;
tan-it=teach; tan=subject (of knowledge
én-ek=song; én-ek-es=singer
manó=underworld devil (Finn manala)
mon-d=tell, say

 

 

 

 

 

-nk

n or c

*sonke =old person
*s'onke=wedge,spike,nail
*tunke =member
*c'ank-ke =head,spirit

san=ancestor
shaca=point,sharp,pointed
tan-asha=family member/Ma
sacu, saxu=head

_agg ( s//#_ ) nk>g
szeg =point,nail
tag=member +ösz=all
_agy =brain,skul

 

 

 

 

 

-dh

l or th

*edhe =lead, front
*kudhe =morning
*kedhe = arise, ford,

el =front,lead, first
cath =the sun god, dawn
cel =east

elö =lead,front
hol-nap=tomorrow
kel=arise,kelet=east

 j-
dj-

 z or blk

jula =chief ruler,king /Hun
*djokke=incise
*jela=light, day
*juke =drink
*jo-ke =river
*uGhetke= portage >road

zila-th=a magistracy
zicu, zix=incise,paint, write
_il =sun
_va-s=drinking vessel
_u-ni=flowing stream
_ _ te-z-an=way, road

gyula=comander in chief, king
gyök-ik=incise,pierce
jal'li=lighten,/ObUgor
_iv-ás, i-sz=drinking-jó=river, ügy=stream
_ _ út_=road, highway, travel

 

 

 

 

 

l-

l or r

*late =see
*luke =solve, 10
*los'e=slow
*li- =to be, to become
*leile =spirit, air
*lewe=throw> shoot
*lomk == flame , light

lat_ =see;
-alx =10 suffix
lensu=slow
li-ne=living
ril_ =spirit
lunci=spear
lam-tum=shiny >> lanterna

lát =see
olv-as=read (ob Ug 10)
lassú=slow
le-ni=to be; lét=existance
lél-ek=soul
lándzsa=spear,lö=shoot
láng=flame (mk>ng)

-l

l ~ r

*tulte =shaman
*ela =live
*päle =inside
*kale = (kale) sleep , rest
*kol'a = place
*ale =sacrifice, bless, curse

t_rut =haruspex;  (l>r)
ala=lively, vitality,moving
vel-s-na=inner
ce(l)-is=lying down, exist
cela=room
elu =to offer, to pray,offering

táltos =shaman
él=live, eleven=lively
bel=inner, ba=into
hál =to be lying down
hely-ség=hall, place
ál-d-oz=to sacrifice

 

 

 

 

 

r

> r

*are =hurt, damage
*kerje=request, want
*arwa =consider, value
*ćerε
= grey
*kärte=metal > knife , etc
*kwor-es=sun/time god
*pure =revolve

ar-na =afflict, affliction
cer=to ask
Min-erva=goddes of wisdom
ciari, ciar-tia =dark, gloomy (c? sb z)
xaira=saber
xura- =time
furt, furtce=change

árt = injure
kér =ask
érv = reason,
szür-ke=grey
kard=sword
kor=time (suffixed)
fordulat=revolution, a change in circums

 

 

 

 

 

gh

c~blk

*palGhe =town
*maGhe =land
*roGhe =cut, notch
*seGhe =eat
*shuGh-er =a grave
*worGha =stitch, patch

falu =town
ma- =place
rapa =engraving, writing v>p
s_ce =eat
su-thi-na = for grave (na=gen
ver-pe =braid/Az96

falu =town
maa=land/Finn, megye/Hu?
rov=cut,notch,write
esz-ik=eats
suher > sír=grave
varr=sew,stitch,healing scabb

#o

a~blk

*oc'a =share>divide
*ora =bride, wifes relations
*oppa=old man
*on'c'a or oc'a=smart

_sa,_si,_zal=two?divide;
ar-ce=mother's relations
avu-la=grandfather
usi =understand, hear

osz-t=divide
ara =bride, fiance
apó=old man; av=old
esz-es=smart,brainy; ész=brain

 

 

 

 

 

-o

u~a

*kos'e =thick, abundant
*koj-me =male,man
*kolja =angry ghost
*kore =anger

cushu =patron
lu+cumo=lead + male,man
calu =demon
hara =fight, war

gaz-dag=rich
hím=male
golyho=angry demon
har-ag=anger; har-c=fight

ä

ei, ai,
a, u

*äse =to heat, fiery hot
*ä =negative axiliary verb
*äjä =to chase,drive animal
*äne =sound, song, noise
*änke=burn

us-il=sun,sun god;
ei=no, not
ag =chase drive (-j>g)
aine-ri=singer
acni-vers=cremation (vers=fire)

izó =glowing hot.
á =disbelief
h-aj-t=chase,drive
én-ek=song
ég =burn

 

 

 

 

 

i

a, ai

*ika =year,
*ika=old or ape=
old man
*iće ==shadow-spirit
*ime =I

av-il =year; (k/v/V_V)
av-ul-a = grandfather;
ais- =god; ase=breath,soul
_mi=I

év_ =year (k>v), av=old, avul=get old
iz= spirit,
is-ten=god
én=I (m>n)

-i

e ~ a

*kic'e= basket
*min'a=daughter in law

cesu =trunk;
man-im =daughter in law

kos-ár,=basket, köcs-ög=jug
menye=daughter in law

 

 

 

 

 

a

a~u

*ase =settle, >residence
*ala =low
*appa = father
*atta = father
*appe=father in law
*amte =give food,drink
*ale, alte =bless,curse,spell

_sal=settlement
al-s-ase = southern town
apa =father
ate-na=father
apas=father in law
uth =give
al- =offer up, to sacrifice

szál-ás =lodging> hotel
also= lower, southern
apa =father
atya =father
apos=father in law
ad =give, ital=drink
áld=bless, áldoz=sacrif

-a or -o

a~e

*c^ankke =person, head
*maGhe =land
*oc'a = portion, share
*alwe =other side, away
*pale =left > bad luck
*polke=round

shacu, shaxu=head
ma_ =place
sa-, si, _zal=two (?divide)
el- =away
uf-li = bad, evil, hostility (fV>Vf)
pala =round

henki/Finn (#s/h) ; Hu/ _agy
maa=land,place/Finn
osz-t=divide, share
elve, el=away
bal-, baj=left, bad luck; trouble
bágy, pálya= curved,round things

 

 

 

 

 

#e

e~a~i

*elä =live,life
*ema =mother
*edhe =lead,front
*et =this

ala =vital,lively
ama-ke =house wife
el-shsi=first
eta, ita, eca=this

elev-en=lively
emse =mother animal
elsö=first
ez=this, igy=like this

-e

e~i~a

*c'elke =shining
*c'eNke =point, spike,

shale, zila-c- =shine, star
s'aca=point

csill-og=shine; csillag=star
szeg=wedge,nail

 

 

 

 

 

lk

l(ac)

*c'elke =shining
(-ke is Uralic adjectival )
*polke=round
*malke=breast,chest
*wälke =shine

zil-(ac)-, shale, shalvi =star, shine;
-
pala=round
m_l=breast, chest
pal-um=stars (*w>p ~v)

csill-ag =star
csill-og=shine
pálya,bágy =circular
mell=breast
vill-ám=lightning

lt

l~t

*ale, alte =recite a spell,enchant

al- =offer up,
ath =to curse,put a spell on;

áld =bless
át-ok=curse

lw

l

*alwe- =other side

el- =away;

elve, el =away

lj

l

*kolja=angry ghost

calu =demon;

golyho=ghost