Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kapalo

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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 *kapala +‎ *-o, or the final *-o is by analogy with plural forms. No etymology for the root is known.

Noun[edit]

*kapalo

  1. swaddling clothes

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: kapalo
  • Ingrian: kapalo
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kabalo
  • Ludian: kabal
  • Veps: kabal
  • Votic: kapalod pl

From *kapala:

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kapalo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN