Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karhëda
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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
Unknown, but apparently contains the suffix *-ëda.
Adjective
*karhëda
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ? *karhu (“bear”)
Descendants
- Estonian: kare
- Finnish: karhea, karhi
- Ingrian: karhia
- → Votic: karhia
- Karelian:
- Livonian: ka'rdõ
- Livvi: karhei
- Võro: kahre
- Votic: (Pummala) karõa
References
- “kare”, 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), 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
Further reading
- Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*karhë⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)