Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kukka

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

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian kukas, kukmedis).

Noun

*kukka

1. flower

Inflection

Inflection of *kukka

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*kukka	*kuk'at
accusative		*kuk'an	*kuk'at
genitive		*kuk'an	*kukkadën *kukkëidën
partitive		*kukkada	*kukkëida
inessive		*kuk'assa *kuk'ahna	*kuk'ëissa *kuk'ëihna
elative		*kuk'asta	*kuk'ëista
illative		*kukkahën	*kukkëihën
adessive		*kuk'alla	*kuk'ëilla
ablative		*kuk'alta	*kuk'ëilta
allative		*kukkalën *kukkalëk	*kukkëilën *kukkëilëk
essive		*kukkana	*kukkëina
translative		*kuk'aksi	*kuk'ëiksi
instructive		*kuk'an	*kuk'ëin
comitative		*kukkanëk	*kukkëinëk
abessive		*kuk'atta	*kuk'ëitta

Descendants

• Finnish: kukka
  • → Inari Sami: kukká
  • → Northern Sami: guhkká
• Ingrian: kukka
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: kukka
  • South Karelian: kukka
• Livvi: kukku
• Võro: kukk (“conifer cone”)
• Votic: kukkõ, (Lempola) kukaz

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kukka”, 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