Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sicka-

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. Possibly akin to Proto-Samic *čëckētēk (implying earlier *śička).

Noun

*sicka-[1]

  1. strip of land to be sowed
  2. marker for such an area

Descendants

  • Estonian: hitse, site, (dialectal) sitme
  • Finnish: sitkain, (dialectal) sitkama, sitka
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: sitkelmö, sikkain
  • Livvi: sikkelin
  • Ludian: sikloimi
  • Veps: sikloita
  • Võro: hidsõq

References

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

Further reading

  • “hitse”, 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), “sitkain”, 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
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