Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rokko

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, sound-symbolic.[1] Compare *rakko.

Noun

*rokko (Northern Finnic)

  1. pock (pus-filled swelling)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: rokko
  • Ingrian: rokahua
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: rokko
  • Ludian: rokko
  • Veps: rok

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rokko”, 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