Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/äkki

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 the same root as *äkedä.

Adverb edit

*äkki[1]

  1. suddenly

Adjective edit

*äkki

  1. steep, abrupt

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: äkki-
  • Ingrian: äkki
  • Votic: ättši

From *äkkidä:

References edit

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

Further reading edit

  • äkki”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “äkki”, 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