Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/juko

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *jukô (whence dialectal Norwegian oke (crossbeam), Old Norse oki (crossbeam)), related to Proto-Germanic *juką.

Noun

*juko (Northern Finnic)

  1. crossbeam connecting the front runners of a sleigh/sled

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: juko

From *jukko:

  • Finnish: (dialectal) jukko
    • Karelian:
      • North Karelian: jukko

Further reading

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