Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raiska

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

Possibly from the same root as *raja (worn out object).

Noun

*raiska[1]

  1. waste, refuse
  2. carcass, carrion
    Synonym: *raato
  3. wretch, poor thing
    Synonym: *raukka

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: raisk
  • Finnish: raiska
  • Ingrian: raiska
    • Northern Sami: ráisku
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: rašku
  • Ludian: rašk
  • Veps: rašk
  • Võro: raisk
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) raiskõ

References

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

Further reading

  • raisk”, 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), “raiska”, 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