Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jürkkä

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 the same root as *jürkedä (Finnish jyrkeä, Livonian jurg), from earlier *jürke-. Further origin unknown.

Adjective edit

*jürkkä

  1. steep

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: jyrkkä
  • Ingrian: jyrkkä
  • Karelian: jyrkkä
  • Livvi: jyrkky
  • Ludian: d'ürk
  • Veps: mürk

Further reading edit

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