Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rik'as

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

Adjective edit

*rik'as

  1. rich, wealthy

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: rikas
  • Finnish: rikas
  • Ingrian: rikas
  • Karelian: rikas
  • Livonian: rikāz
  • Livvi: rikas
  • Võro: rikas
  • Votic: rikaz

Further reading edit

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