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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pika

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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 borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fiką (compare Danish fige, Swedish fika (to strive (for))).

Adjective

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*pika[1]

  1. quick, speedy

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: pea (soon; almost), pigem (rather)
  • Finnish: pika-, pian (soon), pikemmin (rather)
  • Ingrian: pikastua (to suddenly get angry)
  • Livvi: pika (short-tempered)
  • Livonian: pigā (soon)
  • Veps: pigei (soon)
  • Votic: pigaa (soon) (Pummala)

References

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

Further reading

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  • pea”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pika”, 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