Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viikko

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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]

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᚹᛁᚲᛟ (*wiko), from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ.

Noun[edit]

*viikko

  1. long time
  2. week ?

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: viikko
  • Ingrian: viikko
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: viikko
  • Ludian: viikon
  • Votic: viikko

Further reading[edit]

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