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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/juka

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *juka, probably a variant of Proto-Uralic *joke.

Noun

*juka

  1. small river
  2. waterfall, rapids

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: juga
  • Finnish: juka (dialectal)
  • Karelian: juka
  • Võro: juga

Further reading

  • juga in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #196 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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