Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uhkëda

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 *uhka +‎ *-ëda.

Adjective

*uhkëda[1]

  1. grand
  2. proud

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: uhke
    • Livonian: ukāz
  • Finnish: uhkea
  • Ingrian: uhkia
  • Karelian: uhkie
  • Võro: uhkõ
  • Votic: uhka

References

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

Further reading

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