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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuisku

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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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Sound-symbolic.

Noun

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*tuisku[1]

  1. (heavy) snow blowing or falling in the wind; snowstorm, blizzard
    Synonym: *purku

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: tuisk
  • Finnish: tuisku
  • Ingrian: tuisku
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: tuisku
  • Võro: tuisk
  • Votic: tuisku

From *tuiska:

References

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