Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luikkoi

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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

Possibly onomatopoeic +‎ *-oi.

Noun

*luikkoi

  1. swan
    Synonym: *jouc'ën

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: luik
  • Finnish: luikko (dialectal)
  • Ingrian: luikko, (dialectal) luikkoi
  • Võro: luik
  • Votic: luikko

From *luikku

  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: luikku (dialectal)

References

  • luik”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*luikkV”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)