Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rohka

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 *roška.

Adjective edit

*rohka[1]

  1. raw, unripened
  2. fragile, crumbly

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) rõhke
  • Finnish: (dialectal) rohka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: ruohku
  • Ludian: ruohk
  • Veps: rohk
  • Võro: rõhk

References edit

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rohka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rohka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Entry #1527 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.