Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kauha
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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 1
From earlier *kauša, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kauša (whence Latvian kauss, Lithuanian káušas).
Noun
*kauha[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *kauha
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kauha | *kauhat | |
| accusative | *kauhan | *kauhat | |
| genitive | *kauhan | *kauhadën *kauhëidën | |
| partitive | *kauhada | *kauhëida | |
| inessive | *kauhassa *kauhahna |
*kauhëissa *kauhëihna | |
| elative | *kauhasta | *kauhëista | |
| illative | *kauhahën | *kauhëihën | |
| adessive | *kauhalla | *kauhëilla | |
| ablative | *kauhalta | *kauhëilta | |
| allative | *kauhalën *kauhalëk |
*kauhëilën *kauhëilëk | |
| essive | *kauhana | *kauhëina | |
| translative | *kauhaksi | *kauhëiksi | |
| instructive | *kauhan | *kauhëin | |
| comitative | *kauhanëk | *kauhëinëk | |
| abessive | *kauhatta | *kauhëitta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: kahv
- Finnish: kauha
- Karelian:
- Livvi: kauhu
- Ludian: kauh
- Veps: kauh
- >? Võro: kauh
- Votic: kavi
- → Ingrian: kaavi
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Adjective
*kauha[2]
Inflection
Inflection of *kauha
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *kauha | *kauhat | |
| accusative | *kauhan | *kauhat | |
| genitive | *kauhan | *kauhadën *kauhëidën | |
| partitive | *kauhada | *kauhëida | |
| inessive | *kauhassa *kauhahna |
*kauhëissa *kauhëihna | |
| elative | *kauhasta | *kauhëista | |
| illative | *kauhahën | *kauhëihën | |
| adessive | *kauhalla | *kauhëilla | |
| ablative | *kauhalta | *kauhëilta | |
| allative | *kauhalën *kauhalëk |
*kauhëilën *kauhëilëk | |
| essive | *kauhana | *kauhëina | |
| translative | *kauhaksi | *kauhëiksi | |
| instructive | *kauhan | *kauhëin | |
| comitative | *kauhanëk | *kauhëinëk | |
| abessive | *kauhatta | *kauhëitta | |
Descendants
From *kauhëda (derived with *-ëda):
References
Further reading
- “kahv”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012