Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/totku

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

From earlier *totki +‎ *-u, cognate with Proto-Samic *tuotkë, further origin unknown.

Noun

*totku[1]

  1. (usually in the plural) fish guts (parts of fish removed during gutting)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: totku, totkut pl
  • Ingrian: totkut pl
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: totku
  • Ludian: totkud pl
  • Veps: totkud pl
  • Votic: totku

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “totkut”, 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