Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/akka

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

Possible Wanderwort, compare Sanskrit अक्का (akkā), Latin Acca Larentia, Ancient Greek Ἀκκώ (Akkṓ), Chuvash акка (akka)

Noun

*akka

  1. old woman

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: akka
  • Ingrian: akka
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: akka
    • South Karelian: akka
  • Livvi: akku
  • Ludian: akk
  • Veps: ak
  • Votic: akkõ
  • Proto-Samic: *ākkē, *ākkā

See also

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “akka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN