Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/külki
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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]
Unknown. Possibly a Baltic or Balto-Slavic borrowing (compare Bulgarian кълка (kǎlka, “thigh”), Serbo-Croatian kuk (“hip”), and Proto-Slavic *kъlkъ).[1] Alternatively possibly from Proto-Uralic *külke, if cognate with Proto-Samoyedic *kəj.[2]
Noun[edit]
*külki
Descendants[edit]
- Estonian: külg
- Finnish: kylki
- Ingrian: kylki
- Karelian: kylki, kylgi
- Livonian: kiļg
- Livvi: kylgi
- Ludian: kül'g
- Veps: kül'g
- Võro: külg'
- Votic: tšültši
- → Northern Sami: gilga
Further reading[edit]
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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
References[edit]
- ^ Junttila, Santeri. Tiedon kumuloituminen ja trendit lainasanatutkimuksessa: kantasuomen balttilaislainojen tutkimushistoria (2015). p. 212
- ^ Salminen, Tapani (2023) “Suomalais-samojedilaisia sanavertailuja”, in Holopainen, Sampsa, Kim, Jeongdo, Metsäranta, Niklas, editors, Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja, →ISBN