Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tukka

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-Uralic *čukka.

Noun

*tukka[1]

  1. hair on the head

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Estonian: tukk
  • Finnish: tukka
  • Ingrian: tukka
  • Karelian: tukka
  • Livvi: tukku
  • Ludian: tukk
  • Veps: tuk, tukad
  • Votic: (Mati, Kõrvõttula) tukkõ

References

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

Further reading

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