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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kokka

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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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Cognate with Proto-Samic *koakkē. Further origin unclear. Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kokka or alternatively, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz.

Noun

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*kokka[1]

  1. hook

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: kokk (dialectal)
  • Finnish: kokka
  • Ingrian: kokka
  • Karelian: kokka
  • Livvi: kokku
  • Ludian: kokk
  • Veps: kok
  • Votic: kokkõ

References

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

Further reading

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  • Entry #337 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kokka”, in 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