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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nookkudak

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 derived from *nokka.

Verb

*nookkudak

  1. to nod, to sway

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nookuma/nookuda
  • Finnish: nuokkua
  • Livonian: (Salaca) nuok

Further reading

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