Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorka

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

Unknown. Possibly from *sormi +‎ *-ka or the two are parallel derivatives.

Noun edit

*sorka

  1. cloven hoof (divided hoof, as in bovine animals)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

From *sorka:

  • Estonian: sõrg
  • Livonian: sȭrga
  • Võro: sõrg
  • Votic: sorkõ

From *sorkka:

Further reading edit

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