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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cankëda

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

Unknown. Contains the adjectival suffix + *-ëda.

Adjective

*cankëda

  1. thick
    Synonyms: *paksu, *sakëda, *tihedä

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: sankea (dialectal), sankka, sangen
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: sangie
  • Livonian: sangdõ
  • Livvi: sangei
  • Ludian: sanged
  • Veps: sanged

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sankka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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