Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nükidäk

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńüke- +‎ *-idäk.

Verb

*nükidäk (stem *nüki-)[1]

  1. to tug, jerk, pull
  2. to shove, jostle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nügima/nügida
  • Finnish: nykiä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) nykie
    • South Karelian: nygie
  • Livvi: nygie

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*nüki-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • nügima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “nykiä”, 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