Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tutkain

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

*tutka +‎ *-in

Noun

*tutkain

  1. tip, end
    Synonym: *tutka
  2. (usually in the plural) thrum(s) (ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: tutkain
  • Ingrian: tutkamet pl
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tutkamet pl
    • South Karelian: tutkamet pl
  • Livonian: tutkām
  • Livvi: tutkaimet pl
  • Ludian: tutkamed pl
  • Veps: tutkmed pl
  • Võro: tuka (< *tutkain ~ *tutkama)
  • Votic: tutkõmõd pl (Mati)

Further reading

  • tutkas”, 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), “tutkain”, in 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