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Finnish
Etymology
According to Ante Aikio (2020), from Proto-Finnic *äisäk (see Võro äisäq), from Proto-Uralic *äńćä. This suggests a development from *äisäk > *äisäk(k)V- > *äiskV- > *eskV-/äskV-. Related to Estonian äsja, Karelian äsken, Ludian äskei, Veps eskai, Moksha (äźkä).
Pronunciation
Adverb
äsken (not comparable)
- just now, a while/moment ago
- Synonyms: juuri, just, justiin, justiinsa, äskettäin
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See also
Further reading
- “äsken”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
- Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)
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