Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kabëh

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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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *kuopës, both probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skapiz, from *skapjaną,[1] or alternatively, according to Aikio, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kabisjō.[2]

Noun

*kabëh[3]

  1. created being, creature
  2. woman, maiden

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kabu
  • Finnish: kave, kapo
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: kabõhinõ, kabõhõnõ, kabo
  • ? Proto-Samic: *kāpëk (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • kabu”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kave”, 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

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kave”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2023-06-22
  2. ^ Aikio, Ante: Muutamia lisiä suomen germaaniseen lainasanastoon (2019)
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kabëh”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)