Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuhka

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

Probably from earlier *tuška and likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tuska-, *tuskijaną.

Noun edit

*tuhka

  1. ash (residue after burning)
    Synonym: *ahku

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: tuhk
  • Finnish: tuhka
  • Ingrian: tuhka
  • Karelian: tuhka
  • Livonian: tū’gõd pl
  • Livvi: tuhku
  • Ludian: tuhk
  • Veps: tuhk
  • Võro: tuhk
  • Votic: tuhkõ

Further reading edit

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