Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kokkoi

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

Etymology 1

*kokka +‎ *-oi

Noun

*kokkoi

  1. a conical heap
  2. bonfire

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kokk
  • Finnish: kokko
  • Ingrian: kokko
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kokoi
  • Ludian: (dialectal) kokoi
  • Veps: kokat
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) kokko

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kokko1”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Etymology 2

*ko- +‎ *-kkoi, a diminutive form of *kocka (eagle).

Noun

*kokkoi (Northern Finnic)

  1. eagle
    Synonym: *kocka

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kokko
  • Ingrian: kokko
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kokko
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) kokko
  • Ludian: kokoi

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kokko2”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN