Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sisalikko

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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 a root *sisal, from Proto-Uralic . Cognate with Proto-Samic *teańčëlëŋkēs. The root exhibits a high amount of irregular sound changes, which SSA attributes to the 'affective' nature of the word.[1]

Noun

*sisalikko

  1. common lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “sisilisko”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (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

Further reading

  • sisalik”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #920 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*cisi→”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)