Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kampsu

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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

Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun

*kampsu[1]

  1. item, thing
  2. (usually in the plural) luggage, stuff

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kamps
  • Finnish: kampsu
  • Ingrian: kampsu
  • Livonian: kams

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kampsu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • kamps”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kampsu”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä (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