Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kukka

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 borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian kukas, kukmedis).

Noun edit

*kukka

  1. flower

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: kukka
  • Ingrian: kukka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kukku
  • Võro: kukk (conifer cone)
  • Votic: kukkõ, (Lempola) kukaz

Further reading edit

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