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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rusikka

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

Unknown.

Noun

*rusikka

  1. fist

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rusikas
  • Finnish: (obsolete) rusikka
  • Livonian: (Courland) ru’isk, rūiska (Salaca) rūsk
  • Võro: rusik

Further reading

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