Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nocka

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-Permic *ńočka (bend, curve; bent, flexible), cognates include Proto-Samic *ńoackē (valley) and Erzya нучкамс (nučkams, to bend).

Adjective

*nocka[1]

  1. flexible, supple

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) notka
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) nõtka

References

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