Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hahka

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-Ugric *ačka (white).

Adjective edit

*hahka

  1. grey, gray
    Synonym: *harmaga

Noun edit

*hahka

  1. common eider (Somateria mollissima)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: hahk
  • Finnish: haahka, (dialectal) hahka
  • Karelian: hoahka
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: ǭ’gi (< *hahkainen)
    • Vidzeme Livonian: āģi
  • Ludian: huahk
  • Veps: hahk
  • Võro: hahk
  • Votic: (Mati) aahka

From *haahkoi ("grey sheep"):

Further reading edit

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