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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salakka

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

*salakka

  1. bleak (Alburnus alburnus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: salakas
  • Finnish: salakka
    • Swedish: (dialectal) salk
  • Karelian: salakka
  • Livonian: salāk ("European smelt")
    • Latvian: salaka ("European smelt")
  • Ludian: salag, salak
  • Veps: salag
  • Russian: салака (salaka)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “salakka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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