Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jukta

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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]

Most likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian jūgt, Lithuanian jungti).[1] Alternatively, and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yuktás (whence Sanskrit युक्त (yukta)).

Noun[edit]

*jukta

  1. beast of burden, draught animal

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: juhta

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “juhta”, 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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri. The prehistoric context of the oldest contacts between Baltic and Finnic languages. SUST 266 (2012)