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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mëëkka

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz.

Noun

*mëëkka

  1. sword

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: mõõk
  • Finnish: miekka
  • Ingrian: meekka
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: mȭk
  • Livvi: miekku
  • Ludian: miek
  • Veps: mek
  • Võro: myyk
  • Votic: mõõkkõ

Further reading

  • mõõk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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