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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nokke-
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Probably derived from *nokka.[1]
Noun
*nokke-
- nettle (plant in the genus Urtica)
Descendants
- Estonian: nõges
- Finnish: nokkonen
- Võro: nõkõn', nõkõs'
- Votic: (Kõrvõttula, Mati) nõkõn, nõkõz
Further reading
- nõges in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
References
- Junttila, Santeri; Kallio, Petri; Holopainen, Sampsa; Kuokkala, Juha; Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “nokkonen”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-11-29