Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kalki

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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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Akin to Proto-Samic *kuolkë (hair), Erzya калго (kalgo), Moksha калга (kalga) (both "culm of a fibrous plant"). A common root *këlke could be reconstructed.

Noun

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*kalki[1]

  1. single hair
  2. culm

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: (Tavastian dialects) kalki

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kalki”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN