Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nërkka

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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]

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?]. Potential non-Balto-Finnic cognates include Erzya нурька (nuŕka, short).

Adjective[edit]

*nërkka

  1. weak, feeble, frail

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: nõrk
  • Finnish: (dialectal) nerkko, nerko
  • Livonian: nȭrka
  • Võro: nõrk
  • >? Votic: (Jõgõperä, rare) nõrkka

Further reading[edit]

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