Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kükkü

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 and derived from Proto-Germanic *hūkaną; alternatively, according to SSA and EES, possibly sound-symbolic.[1][2]

Noun

*kükkü[3]

  1. squat (bended position)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kükk
  • Finnish: kyykky, (dialectal) kykky
  • Ingrian: kykky
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: kükk

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kyykky”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  2. ^ kükk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kükkü”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)