Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kädüs

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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

From *käte- +‎ *-üs.

Noun

*kädüs

  1. sleeve
    Synonym: *hiha
  2. mitten
    Synonym: *kindas

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: käis, (dialectal) kädis
  • Finnish: (dialectal) kädys
  • Karelian: kävykset pl
  • Livonian: kädūks
  • Veps: käduz
  • Võro: käüs

Further reading

  • Entry #1289 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kädys”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (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