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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kurikka

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; contains the diminutive suffix *-kka. Possibly from the same root as *kuras.

Noun

*kurikka

  1. club (heavy stick)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kurikas
  • Finnish: kurikka
    • Inari Sami: kuurâh
  • Ingrian: kurikka
  • Karelian: kurikka
  • Livvi: kurikku
  • Ludian: kurik
  • Veps: kurik
  • Võro: kurik
  • Votic: kurikkõ

Further reading

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