Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cirkku

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Noun[edit]

*cirkku

  1. small bird (e.g. bunting, sparrow)

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: (dialectal) sirk
  • Finnish: sirkku
  • Ingrian: cirkkulain
  • Karelian: čirkku
  • Ludian: čirk
  • Veps: čirk
  • Võro: tsirk
  • Votic: sirkku

Further reading[edit]

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