Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kerit'äk
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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
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skeraną + *-it'äk.
Verb
- to shear (remove the fleece from a sheep)
Descendants
- Finnish: keritä
- Ingrian: keritä
- Karelian:
- Livonian: kerīkšõ
- Livvi: keritä
- Ludian: keritä
- Veps: kerita
- Votic: kerittsää
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “keritä”, 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