Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puktëk

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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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *pukta- +‎ *-ëk.

Noun

*puktëk[1]

  1. dawn
    Synonym: *koi
  2. twilight
    Synonym: *hämärä

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: puhe
  • Finnish: puhde
  • Karelian: puhe

References

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

Further reading

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