Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hako

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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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From earlier *šako, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian šaka (branch of a tree)).

Noun

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*hako[1]

  1. branch of a conifer tree
  2. needle (leaf of a conifer tree)
  3. fallen, rotten or waterlogged tree trunk

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: hagu
  • Finnish: hako
  • Ingrian: hako
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hako
    • South Karelian: hago
  • Livonian: a’g
  • Livvi: hago
  • Ludian: hago
  • Veps: hago
  • Võro: hago

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hako”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • hagu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hako”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN