Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pahka

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 *paška, probably through metathesis from Proto-Uralic *pakša.

Noun edit

*pahka

  1. burl, burr, gnarl

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: pahk
  • Finnish: pahka
  • Ingrian: pahka
  • Karelian: pahka
  • Livonian: pō’gõz
  • Livvi: pahku
  • Ludian: pahk
  • Veps: pahk
  • Votic: pahkõ

Further reading edit

  • pahk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #694 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.