Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kirppu

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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]

Possibly derived from *kirbot'ak.

Noun[edit]

*kirppu

  1. flea

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: kirp
  • Finnish: kirppu
  • Ingrian: kerppu, kirppu
  • Karelian: kirppu
  • Livvi: kirpu
  • Ludian: kirp
  • Veps: kirp
  • Võro: kirp
  • Votic: tširppu

Further reading[edit]

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