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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kacku

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Finno-Permic *kačkɜ

Noun

*kacku

  1. reek, smell of burning

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: katk ("plague")
  • Finnish: katku
  • Karelian: kačku, koačku
  • Livvi: kačku, kuačku
  • Ludian: kuačk
  • Veps: kačk
  • Võro: katsk ("plague")

Further reading

  • katk in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1259 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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