Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ahku

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

From earlier *ašku, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *askǭ.

Noun edit

*ahku

  1. ash (residue after burning)
    Synonym: *tuhka
  2. charcoal
    Synonyms: *hiili, *süci

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • >? Estonian: (dialectal) ahk ("down (soft feather)")
  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) ahku, aahku
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ahku
    • South Karelian: ahku
  • Veps: ahkud

Further reading edit

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