Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rikkodak

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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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Unclear. Possibly related to *rikka (cf. Finnish rikka). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *brekaną or from Baltic, compare Lithuanian trikti.

Verb

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*rikkodak (stem *rikko-)[1]

  1. to break
  2. to ruin, to mar, to damage

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rikko-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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