Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kokkoi

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 1

    *kokka (tip, peak) +‎ *-oi

    Noun

    *kokkoi

    1. a conical heap
    2. bonfire
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Estonian: (dialectal) kokk
    • Finnish: kokko
    • Ingrian: kokko
    • Karelian:
    • Livvi: kokoi
    • Ludian: (dialectal) kokoi
    • Veps: kokat
    • Votic: (Jõgõperä) kokko

    Further reading

    • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kokko1”, 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

    Etymology 2

      *ko- +‎ *-kkoi, a diminutive form of *kocka (eagle).

      Noun

      *kokkoi (Northern Finnic)

      1. eagle
        Synonym: *kocka
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Finnish: kokko
      • Ingrian: kokko
      • Karelian:
        • North Karelian: kokko
        • South Karelian: (dialectal) kokko
      • Ludian: kokoi

      Further reading

      • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kokko2”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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