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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/äkki

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

Possibly from the same root as *äkedä.

Adverb

*äkki[1]

  1. suddenly

Adjective

*äkki

  1. steep, abrupt

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: äkki-
  • Ingrian: äkki
  • Votic: ättši

From *äkkidä:

  • Estonian: äkki
  • Finnish: äkkiä
  • Ingrian: äkkiä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: äkkie
    • South Karelian: äkkie
  • Veps: äkkid
  • Võro: äkki
  • Proto-Samic: *(h)eakkë (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–), *äkki”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • äkki in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), äkki”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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