Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rahko

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 *raška-w (whence also Erzya рашко (raško, branch, fork)), possibly from a substrate.

Noun

*rahko[1]

  1. splint holder
    Synonym: *pihti

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) rahko
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: rahko
    • South Karelian: rahko
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) rahko

References

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

Further reading