Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hukta

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *šukta (whence Erzya чувто (čuvto, tree)), probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?] (compare Persian سوختن (sôxtan, to burn)).

Noun edit

*hukta

  1. swidden (area cleared and burnt for cultivation)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: uht (dialectal)
  • Finnish: huhta
  • Karelian: huuhta
  • Livvi: huuhtu
  • Ludian: huuht

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “huhta”, 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
  • Entry #1623 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.