Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/külki

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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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Unknown. Possibly a Baltic or Balto-Slavic borrowing (compare Bulgarian кълка (kǎlka, thigh), Serbo-Croatian kuk (hip), and Proto-Slavic *kъlkъ).[1] Alternatively possibly from Proto-Uralic *külke, if cognate with Proto-Samoyedic *kəj.[2]

Noun

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*külki[3]

  1. side, flank

Descendants

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Further reading

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

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri. Tiedon kumuloituminen ja trendit lainasanatutkimuksessa: kantasuomen balttilaislainojen tutkimushistoria (2015). p. 212
  2. ^ Salminen, Tapani (2023) “Suomalais-samojedilaisia sanavertailuja”, in Holopainen, Sampsa, Kim, Jeongdo, Metsäranta, Niklas, editors, Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*külki”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)