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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aukko

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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

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Etymology

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Probably from earlier *avukko and derived from *ava. Alternatively, and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *augô.

Noun

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*aukko[1]

  1. hole
  2. gap, opening

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: auk
  • Finnish: aukko
  • Ingrian: aukko, aukku
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) aukko
  • Livonian: ouk
  • Votic: aukko

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*aukko”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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