Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cankëda

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. Contains the adjectival suffix +‎ *-ëda.

Adjective edit

*cankëda

  1. thick
    Synonyms: *paksu, *sakëda, *tihedä

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: sankea (dialectal), sankka, sangen
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: sangdõ
  • Livvi: sangei
  • Ludian: sanged
  • Veps: sanged

Further reading edit

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