Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaikki

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *kajëkki (compare *aisa, *aika, *aitta), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kajakei, plural of *kajakas (whence Lithuanian kiek (how many) and Latvian cik (how many)).[1][2]

Pronoun

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*kaikki[3]

  1. everyone, everything, all

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: kõik
  • Finnish: kaikki
  • Ingrian: kaik, kaikkinee
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kai
  • Ludian: kai
  • Veps: kaik
  • Võro: kyik
  • Votic: kõig, kõikki

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri. 2019. Lähtökielen sanansisäisten soinnittomien klusiilien edustus kantasuomen balttilaislainoissa: Osa II. Edustus kohdekielen pitkän tavuaineksen jäljessä. [1].
  2. ^ Ostrowski, Norbert. 2014. On the postponed neuter pronoun *-ja in Baltic.
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kaikki”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[2] (in Finnish)