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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuci-

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-Uralic *kuńće.

Noun

*kuci-

  1. ant
    Synonyms: *kutki, *muurahainen

Descendants
  • Estonian: (dialectal) kusilane, kusikas
  • Finnish: kusiainen, (dialectal) kusilainen
  • Ingrian: kusilain
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: kudžahaine, kudžoi
  • Livvi: kudžoi
  • Ludian: kudžoi
  • Veps: kuzi- (in compound: kuzimurahaine)
  • Võro: kusiklanõ

Further reading
  • kusilane in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kusiainen”, 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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