Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/piikivi

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 *pii (“prong, tooth”) +‎ *kivi (“stone, rock”), probably after the shape, as sharp pieces of flint somewhat resemble a (sharp) tooth.

The first component was formerly compared with Proto-Samoyedic *pə̈j (“stone, flint”), implying a Proto-Uralic root *pije (“flint”), but this etymology is no longer considered likely, as it was recognized as irregular by Aikio (2014).[1]

Noun

*piikivi

  1. flint, flintstone
    Synonym: *ola

Inflection

See *kivi.

Descendants

  • Estonian: piikivi (northeastern coastal dialects)
  • Finnish: piikivi, pii (by ellipsis)
  • Ingrian: piikivi
  • Karelian: piikivi
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä, Mati) piitšivi

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. The Uralic-Yukaghir lexical correspondences: genetic inheritance, language contact or chance resemblance? (2014). Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen, volume 14. p. 64
  • “pii”, 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), 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
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