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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/süühüdäk

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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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Probably sound-symbolic. Possibly related to Proto-Samic *sëŋētēk (to itch).

Verb

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*süühüdäk (stem *süühü-)[1]

  1. to itch

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: syyhyä, syyhytä
  • Ingrian: syyhkyä
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: sõ’vvõ

References

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

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “syyhyä”, 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