Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaiho

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Uralic *kajšo (sickness). [1]

Noun[edit]

*kaiho

  1. harm, damage, loss

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: kahju
  • Finnish: kaiho
  • Ingrian: kaiho
  • Karelian: kaiho
  • Livonian: ka’i
  • Võro: kaih

Further reading[edit]

  • kahju”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

References[edit]

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology II: Finnic Etymologies Linguistica Uralica L 2014 1 [1]