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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nokka

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *nokka (compare Khanty [script needed] (noχ-, to peck), Mansi [script needed] (nē̮k˳-, to peck)).

Noun

*nokka

  1. beak, bill

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: nokk
  • Finnish: nokka
  • Ingrian: nokka
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: nʹokku
  • Ludian: nʹokk
  • Veps: nʹok
  • Võro: nokk
  • Votic: nokkõ

Further reading

  • nokk in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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