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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sotka

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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-Ugric *śodka. Cognate with Proto-Samic *čoaδkē.

Noun

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*sotka

  1. common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: sõtkas
  • Finnish: sotka
  • Karelian: sotka
  • Livvi: sotku
  • Ludian: sotk
  • Veps: sotk

Further reading

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