Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mullikka

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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 *mulli +‎ *-kka, probably ultimately derived from *muu. Compare Estonian mullu (last year), Karelian mulloine (of last year's).

Noun[edit]

*mullikka

  1. bull calf
  2. heifer

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: mullikas, (dialectal) mullik
  • Finnish: mullikka
  • Ingrian: mullikka
  • Votic: mullikkõ

Further reading[edit]

  • mullikas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012