Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nokkë-

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

Probably derived from *nokka.[1]

Noun

*nokkë-[2]

  1. nettle (plant in the genus Urtica)

Descendants

  • Estonian: nõges
  • Finnish: nokkonen
  • Võro: nõkõń, nõkõś
  • Votic: (Kõrvõttula, Mati) nõkõn, nõkõz

Further reading

  • “nõges”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

References

  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “nokkonen”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 29 November 2022
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*nokkë-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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