Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/onki

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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-Finno-Permic *oŋke, borrowed from some Indo-European language, compare Proto-Germanic *angô (hook, angle) and Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅka, hook). Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuoŋkë.

Noun

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*onki[1]

  1. fishhook
  2. fishing pole, fishing rod

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: õng
  • Finnish: onki
  • Ingrian: onki
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: onki
    • South Karelian: ongi
  • Livvi: ongi
  • Ludian: ong
  • Veps: ong
  • Võro: yng'
  • Votic: (Mati) õntši

Further reading

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

References

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