Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tilkka

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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]

Sound-symbolic.

Noun[edit]

*tilkka

  1. drop (small amount of liquid)
    Synonym: *pisara

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: tilk
  • Finnish: tilkka
  • Ingrian: tilkka
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: tīlka
  • Livvi: tilku
  • Ludian: tilk
  • Võro: tsilk
  • Votic: tilkkõ

Further reading[edit]

  • tilk”, in [ETY] 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), “tilkka”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN