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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mullikka

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

From *mulli + *-kka, probably ultimately derived from *muu. Compare Estonian mullu (last year), Karelian mulloine (of last year's).

Noun

*mullikka

  1. bull calf
  2. heifer

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: mullikas, (dialectal) mullik
  • Finnish: mullikka
  • Ingrian: mullikka
  • Votic: mullikka

Further reading

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