Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tikëda

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 an unknown root +‎ *-ëda. Unlikely to be inherited due to initial *ti-.

Adjective

*tikëda[1]

  1. evil, wicked, angry
  2. narrow, tight

Inflection

Descendants

From *tikëda:

  • Estonian: tige
  • Võro: tikõ
  • Votic: (Mati) tikõa

From *tikedä:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) tikeä, tiku

From *tiki:

Further reading

  • tige”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tiku”, 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–) “*tikë⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)