Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rahka

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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]

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dragjō.

Noun[edit]

*rahka

  1. quark (soft creamy cheese)
  2. curd
  3. rheum, sleep, pus, white liquid

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: (dialectal) rahk
  • Finnish: rahka
  • Ingrian: rahka
  • Karelian: rahka
  • Veps: rahk
  • Võro: rahk
  • Votic: rahkõ

Further reading[edit]

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