Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rusikka

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

Unknown.

Noun

*rusikka[1]

  1. fist

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rusikas
  • Finnish: (obsolete) rusikka
  • Livonian: (Courland) ru’isk, rūiska, (Salaca) rūsk
  • Võro: rusik

References

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

Further reading

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