Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/totku

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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

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Etymology

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Cognate with Proto-Samic *tuotkë. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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*totku

  1. (usually in the plural) fish guts (parts of fish removed during gutting)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: totku, totkut pl
  • Ingrian: totkut pl
  • Karelian: totku, totkut pl
  • Livvi: totku
  • Ludian: totkud pl
  • Veps: totkud pl
  • Votic: totku

Further reading

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