Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rükidäk

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *rëkëtēk, ultimately of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb edit

*rükidäk (stem *rüki-)[1]

  1. to cough, to clear one's throat

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: rykiä
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: rygie
  • Ludian: rügidä
  • Veps: rügda

References edit

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rüki-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rykiä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN