Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kihka

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun[edit]

*kihka[1]

  1. itch, tingle
  2. urge

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: kihk
  • Finnish: (dialectal) kihka, kiihka, kiihko, (dialectal) kihko
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: tšihkua

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kihka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kiihkeä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN