Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/këikkudak

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 borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?].

Verb

*këikkudak (stem *këikku-)[1]

  1. to rock, to swing, to sway

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kõikuma/kõikuda
  • Finnish: keikkua
  • Ingrian: keikkua
  • Karelian: keikkuo
  • Livvi: keikkuo
  • Võro: kõikma/kõikuq

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*këikku-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • kõikuma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012