Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/solki

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *śolke, if cognate with Proto-Samic *čulkumë, Moksha сюлгам (śulgam) and Eastern Mari [script needed] (šolkama).

Noun

*solki[1]

  1. fibula (brooch)
  2. buckle, clasp

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sõlg
  • Finnish: solki
  • Ingrian: solki
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: solki
    South Karelian: solgi
  • Livonian: suoļg
  • Livvi: solgi
  • Võro: sõlg'
  • Votic:
    • Krevinian: sõlk
  • ? Old Norse: sylgja

References

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

Further reading

  • sõlg”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1592 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.