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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sicka-

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 akin to Proto-Samic *čëckētēk. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*sicka-

  1. strip of land to be sowed
  2. marker for such an area

Descendants
  • Estonian: hitse, site, (dialectal) sitme
  • Finnish: sitkain, (dialectal) sitkama, sitka
  • Karelian: sitkelmö, sikkain
  • Livvi: sikkelin
  • Ludian: sikloimi
  • Veps: sikloita
  • Võro: hidsõq

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