Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haikko

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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]

Possibly sound-symbolic.

Noun[edit]

*haikko

  1. yawn

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: haik
  • Finnish: (dialectal) haukko, haikko
  • Ingrian: haikottaa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: haikko
  • Võro: haik

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “haukotella”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN