Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tukka

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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 from Proto-Uralic *čukka.

Noun[edit]

*tukka

  1. hair on the head

Inflection[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: tukk
  • Finnish: tukka
  • Ingrian: tukka
  • Karelian: tukka
  • Livvi: tukku
  • Ludian: tukk
  • Veps: tuk, tukad
  • Votic: (Mati, Kõrvõttula) tukkõ

Further reading[edit]

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