Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rikkodak

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

Unclear. Possibly related to *rikka (compare Finnish rikka). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *brekaną or from Baltic, compare Lithuanian trikti, although EVE considers the last of these unlikely.[1]

Verb

*rikkodak (stem *rikko-)[2]

  1. to break
  2. to ruin, to mar, to damage

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rikkuma/rikkuda
  • Finnish: rikkoa
    • Northern Sami: rihkkut
  • Ingrian: rikkoa
  • Karelian: rikkuo
  • Livonian: rikkõ
  • Livvi: rikkuo
  • Ludian: rikkoda
  • Veps: rikta
  • Võro: rikma/rikkuq
  • Votic: rikkoa

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “rikkoa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*rikko-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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