Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tukto

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

Uncertain. Either inherited from Proto-Uralic *tukta ~ *tukte, or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *þuftǭ (whence Old English þoft, Swedish toft).

Noun

*tukto

  1. thwart (seat across a boat on which a rower may sit)
    Synonym: *tëljo

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: tuhto

From *tukta:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) tuhta (in compound: tuhtalauta (+ lauta))

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tuhto”, 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

References

  • Aikio, Ante. 2024. Are There Proto-Slavic Loanwords in Saami?. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2024 (69):5–40.[2]