Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sokëda

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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]

Unknown, but apparently contains the suffix *-ëda. At times a root *soka (filth) has been posited. For the semantics "filth" > "blind", compare how Proto-Germanic *blindaz (blind) was derived from *blandaną (to make murky).

Adjective[edit]

*sokëda

  1. blind

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: sõge
  • Finnish: sokea, sokko
  • Ingrian: sokkia
  • Karelian: (Northern) šokie, (Southern) šogie
  • Livonian: sogd
  • Livvi: sogei
  • Veps: soged
  • Võro: sõkõ
  • Votic: sõkka