Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/olka

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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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From Proto-Uralic *wolka. Related to Proto-Samic *oalkē and Hungarian váll.

Noun

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*olka[1]

  1. shoulder

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: õlg
  • Finnish: olka
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: olka
    • South Karelian: olga
  • Livvi: olgu
  • Veps: oug
  • Võro: olg
  • Votic: õlkõ

References

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