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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nolki

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńolke (saliva, spittle, snot). Cognates include Northern Sami snuolga (snot) and Hungarian nyál (saliva).

Noun

*nolki

  1. snot
    Synonym: *räkä
  2. mucus, phlegm
    Synonym: *lima
  3. saliva, spittle
    Synonym: *sülki

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: nõlg
  • Finnish: nolki
  • Karelian: ńolki, ńolgi
  • Livonian: noļg
  • Livvi: ńolgi
  • Ludian: ńolg
  • Võro: nõlg'

Further reading

  • nõlg”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #634 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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