Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuisku

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]

Noun

*tuisku[2]

  1. (heavy) snow blowing or falling in the wind; snowstorm, blizzard
    Synonym: *purku

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: tuisk
  • Finnish: tuisku
  • Ingrian: tuisku
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: tuisku
  • Võro: tuisk
  • Votic: tuisku

From *tuiska:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) tuiska

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tuisku”, 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
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*tuisku”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)