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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuksi

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

From Proto-Uralic *ńukśe.

Noun

*nuksi[1]

  1. marten

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nugis
  • Võro: nukis'

References

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

Further reading

  • nugis in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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