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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nokkë-

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 derived from *nokka.[1]

Noun

*nokkë-

  1. nettle (plant in the genus Urtica)

Descendants
  • Estonian: nõges
  • Finnish: nokkonen
  • Võro: nõkõn', nõkõs'
  • Votic: (Kõrvõttula, Mati) nõkõn, nõkõz

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

References
  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “nokkonen”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-11-29
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