Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rohkëda

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

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Icelandic röskur), or alternatively derived from the same root as *rohtidak +‎ *-ëda or +‎ *-këda.

Adjective

*rohkëda[1]

  1. bold, brave
    Synonym: *julkëda
  2. abundant, plentiful

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rohke
  • Finnish: rohkea
  • Ingrian: rohkia
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: rohkie
    • South Karelian: rohkie
  • Livvi: rohkei
  • Veps: rohked ?
  • Võro: rohkõ
  • Votic: rõhkõa

References

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

Further reading

  • rohke”, 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), “rohkea”, 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