Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/aukko

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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 from earlier *avukko and derived from *ava. Alternatively, and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *augô.

Noun

*aukko

  1. hole
  2. gap, opening

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: auk
  • Finnish: aukko
  • Ingrian: aukko, aukku
  • Karelian: aukko
  • Livonian: ouk
  • Votic: aukko

Further reading

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