чудь

Etymology
According to Vasmer, the term probably originally referred to Germanic people, and derives from, from ; compare to. Alternatively, perhaps related to, but that would require early contact between East Slavs and Sami, and the Sami word might rather be a loanword from Slavic.

The Sami word can be explained as a loan from Slavic during the war between Sami and the Čuđek (if this war has any historical evidence).

Pronunciation

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Noun

 * 1)   Chud
 * 2)  a legendary people group (extinct or still living a subterranean life), builders of burial mounds and other prehistoric monuments

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