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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/turkki

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

Probably of sound-symbolic origin and related to *turri.

Noun

*turkki

  1. fur (hairy coat of various mammal species)
  2. fur coat

Inflection
Inflection of *turkki
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *turkki *turk'it
accusative *turk'in *turk'it
genitive *turk'in *turkkiden
*turkkejiden
partitive *turkkida *turkkejita
inessive *turk'issa
*turk'ihna		 *turkkejissa
*turkkejihna
elative *turk'ista *turkkejista
illative *turkkihen *turkkejisen
adessive *turk'illa *turkkejilla
ablative *turk'ilta *turkkejilta
allative *turkkilen
*turkkilek		 *turkkejilen
*turkkejilek
essive *turkkina *turkkejina
translative *turk'iksi *turkkejiksi
instructive *turk'in *turkkejin
comitative *turkkinek *turkkejinek
abessive *turk'itta *turkkejitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: turkki
  • Ingrian: turkki
  • Karelian: turkki
  • Livvi: turki
  • Ludian: turk
  • → Inari Sami: turkkâ
  • → Kildin Sami: то̄ҏҏк (tōr̥r̥k)
  • → Northern Sami: dorka
  • → Skolt Sami: torkk
  • → Ter Sami: tor̄k

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “turkki”, 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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