Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tähkä

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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 from Proto-Finno-Permic *teškä.

Noun

*tähkä

  1. ear, the inflorescence of a grain or other grassy plant

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Finnish: tähkä
    • → Estonian: (dialectal) tähk
  • Ingrian: tähkä
  • Karelian: tähkä
  • Livvi: tähky
  • Ludian: tähk
  • Veps: tähk
  • Votic: (Mati, Pummala) tähtši

References

  • tähk”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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