Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cirkka

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

Onomatopoeic origin. Compare similar *cirkku and Komi-Zyrian чирк (ćirk).

Noun edit

*cirkka

  1. grasshopper (insect of the family Orthoptera)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) sirk
  • Finnish: sirkka
  • Ingrian: serkka
  • Karelian: čirkka
  • Livvi: čirku
  • Ludian: čirk
  • Veps: čirk
  • Votic: (Kattila) širkkõ

Further reading edit

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