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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/häkä

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. Possibly related to Northern Sami ciehki (thick air).

Noun

*häkä

  1. fume, smoke
    Synonym: *vinka
  2. fog, mist
    Synonyms: *sumu, *utu

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hägu, (dialectal) häga
  • Finnish: häkä
    • Inari Sami: hȧkȧ
    • Northern Sami: heahki
    • Votic: häkä
  • Ingrian: häkä

Further reading

  • hägu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “häkä”, 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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