Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kargaistak

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

Derived from *karkëda. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix

Verb

*kargaistak (stem *karkaicë-)

1. to temper, to harden (metal)

Descendants

• Estonian: karastama/karastada
• Finnish: karaista, karkaista
• Ingrian: karaissa
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: karaissa
  • South Karelian: karata
• Livonian: kārgastõ
• Võro: karastama/karastaq
• Votic: karassa

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “karaista”, 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