Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uiskoi

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

Uncertain. Possibly derived from *uidak (to swim).

Noun

*uiskoi

  1. large rowing boat with a sail

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: uisk
  • Finnish: uisko
    • Old Swedish: usko, wisko
      • Swedish: (obsolete) oskö
  • Ludian: *uškoi
    • Old Novgorodian: [script needed] (uškui)
      • Russian: ушку́й (uškúj)

Further reading

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