Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuki

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.

Noun edit

*tuki

  1. support; prop, strut

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: tugi
  • Finnish: tuki
  • Ingrian: tuki
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuki
    • South Karelian: tugi
  • Livonian: ti’g, tü’g
  • Livvi: tugi
  • Ludian: tugi
  • Veps: tugi
  • Võro: tugi
  • Votic: (Mati) tugõ

Further reading edit

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