Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuuskidak

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 from onomatopoeic root +‎ *-idak. Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *snūsk-, *snusk- (whence dialectal Swedish snuska (to sniff)).

Verb

*nuuskidak (stem *nuuski-)[1]

  1. to sniff

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nuuskima/nuuskida
  • Finnish: nuuskia
  • Ingrian: nuuskia
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: nuuskie
  • Livonian: nūškõ
  • Livvi: nuuskie
  • Võro: nuusk'ma
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä, Mati) nuuskia
  • *nuuskat'ak

Further reading

  • nuuskama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nuuskia”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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

References

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