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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tilkka

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Sound-symbolic.

Noun

*tilkka

  1. drop (small amount of liquid)
    Synonym: *pisara

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: tilk
  • Finnish: tilkka
  • Ingrian: tilkka
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: tīlka
  • Livvi: tilku
  • Ludian: tilk
  • Võro: tsilk
  • Votic: tilkkõ

Further reading

  • tilk in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), tilkka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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