Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cikla

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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]

From earlier *tikla, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *tinklas (whence Latvian tīkls, Lithuanian tinklas).

Noun[edit]

*cikla

  1. net or mesh in a wing of a seine, located furthest along it; side net or mesh in a seine

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: siula
  • Karelian: (Northern) sikla, šikla (Southern) sigla
  • Livvi: siglu
  • Ludian: šigl

Further reading[edit]

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