Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suka

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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]

Cognate with Proto-Samic *čokōtēk. Both early loans from Pre-Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian suka and Lithuanian šukos).

Noun[edit]

*suka

  1. comb, brush
  2. horse brush

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: suga
  • Finnish: suka
  • Ingrian: suka
  • Karelian: (Northern) suka, (Southern) suga
  • Livonian: sugā
  • Livvi: suga
  • Ludian: suga
  • Veps: suga
  • Võro: suga
  • Votic: suka

Further reading[edit]

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