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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raukka

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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 *raukëda (by suffix substitution *-(k)ëda > *-kka), or from the same root as *raukudak.

Noun

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*raukka[1]

  1. wretch, poor thing

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: rauk
  • Finnish: raukka
  • Ingrian: raukka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: raukku
  • Ludian: rauk
  • Veps: rauk
  • Võro: rauk
  • Votic: raukkõ
  • Proto-Samic: *rāvkkē (see there for further descendants)

References

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

Further reading

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