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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sulka

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

Likely from Proto-Uralic *tulka (if so, cognates include Hungarian toll), even though the initial *t > *s would be irregular (but may have parallels; compare *soo).

Noun

*sulka[1]

  1. feather

Declension

Descendants

  • Finnish: sulka
  • Ingrian: sulka
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šulka
    • South Karelian: šulga
  • Livonian: (Salaca) sulg
  • Livvi: sulgu
  • Ludian: sulg
  • Veps: suug
  • Votic: sulka

From *sulki:

  • Estonian: sulg
  • Võro: sulg'

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sulka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

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