Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/takja

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 borrowed from Proto-Baltic *tankjā (whence Lithuanian tánkus, tánkiai).

Adjective

*takja[1]

  1. dense, thick
    Synonyms: *sakëda, *tihedä
  2. frequent

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tai
  • Finnish: taaja
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuakie
    • South Karelian: tuagie
  • Livvi: toagei
  • ? Proto-Samic: *tāvjā (see there for further descendants)

References

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

Further reading

  • tai”, 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), “taaja”, 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