Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kurki

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 *kurke.

Noun

*kurki[1]

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kurg
  • Finnish: kurki
  • Ingrian: kurki
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kurgi
  • Veps: kurg
  • Võro: kurg'
  • Votic: (Kattila) kurtši

References

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