Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuhkidak

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

Probably onomatopoeic.

Verb

*nuhkidak (stem *nuhki-)[1]

  1. to sniff, to smell

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nuhkima/nuhkida
  • Finnish: nuuhkia, (dialectal) nuhkia
  • Ingrian: nuuhkia
  • Karelian: nuuhkie
  • Livvi: nuuhkie
  • Võro: nuhk'ma/nuhkiq

References

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

Further reading

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