Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ruka

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 1

    Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hrūgǭ (whence Icelandic hrúga).

    Noun

    *ruka[1]

    1. haycock
      Synonym: *saatto
    Inflection
    Descendants

    From *ruka:

    • Estonian: (dialectal) ruga
    • Võro: ruga

    From *ruko (with *-o):

    • Finnish: ruko
      • Northern Sami: ruhku
    • Karelian:
      • North Karelian: ruko
      • South Karelian: rugo

    Etymology 2

      Unknown.

      Noun

      *ruka (Northern Finnic)

      1. hardened resin
      Inflection
      Descendants

      Further reading

      • ruga”, 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), “ruka”, 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

      References

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