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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suku

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

From a root *suke-. Cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence Northern Sami sohka). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*suku

  1. kin, family

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: sugu
  • Finnish: suku
  • Ingrian: suku
  • Karelian: suku (Northern), sugu (Southern)
  • Livonian: su’g
  • Livvi: sugu
  • Veps: sugu
  • Võro: sugu
  • Votic: suku
  • Latvian: suga

Further reading

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