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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nokka

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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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Possibly from Proto-Uralic *nokka (compare Northern Khanty [script needed] (noχ-, to peck), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (nē̮k˳-, to peck)).

Noun

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*nokka[1]

  1. beak, bill

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: nokk
  • Finnish: nokka
  • Ingrian: nokka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: nʹokku
  • Ludian: nʹokk
  • Veps: nʹok
  • Võro: nokk
  • Votic: nokkõ

References

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

Further reading

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