Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hanki

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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. Has previously been compared to Northern Sami cuoŋo.

Noun[edit]

*hanki

  1. blanket of snow
  2. crust of snow

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: hang
  • Finnish: hanki
  • Ingrian: hanki
  • Karelian: hanki, hangi
  • Livonian: ang
  • Livvi: hangi
  • Ludian: hang
  • Veps: hang
  • Võro: hang'
  • Votic: (Mati, Pummala) antši

Further reading[edit]

  • hang”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012