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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kirki

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian dzirkstele, dzirksts). [1]

Noun

*kirki

  1. spark
  2. lust, desire

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kirg
  • Finnish: kirki (dialectal)
  • Karelian: kirki, kirgi
  • Livonian: kireg, kirüg (Salaca)
  • Livvi: kirre-
  • Võro: kirg'

Further reading

  • kirg”, 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), “kirki”, 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

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri: Lähtökielen sanansisäisten soinnittomien klusiilien edustus kantasuomen balttilaislainoissa:Osa II. Edustus kohdekielen pitkän tavuaineksen jäljessä SUSA 97 (2019)
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