Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kükrä

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

According to SSA and EES, sound-symbolic.[1][2] Possibly cognate with Northern Sami guvri.

Noun

*kükrä[3]

  1. hump, hunch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: küür
    • Livonian: kīr
  • Finnish: kyyry
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kykrä
    • South Karelian: kygrä
  • Livvi: kügrälleh
  • Võro: kükr

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kyyry”, 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. ^ küür”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kükrä”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)