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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arki

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argį̄ or *argijǭ (whence Old Norse ergi and Proto-Norse ᛡᚱᛡᚷᛖᚢ (ᴀrᴀgeu)).

Noun

*arki

  1. ordinary, mundane day

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: argine
  • Finnish: arki
  • Ingrian: arki
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: arki
    • South Karelian: argi
  • Livvi: argi
  • Ludian: arg
  • Veps: ar'g
  • Votic: artši
  • Proto-Samic: *ārkë (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • argine in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), arki”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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