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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuka

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

Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun

*nuka

  1. knife
    Synonyms: *kuras, *väicci

Inflection

Descendants

From *nuka:

  • Estonian: nuga

From *nükä: ("small and/or blunt knife")

  • Finnish: (dialectal) nykä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: nykä
    • South Karelian: nygä
  • Livvi: nygä
  • Veps: nüga

Further reading

  • nuga in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), nykä”, 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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