Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karhëda

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

Unknown, but apparently contains the suffix *-ëda.

Adjective

*karhëda

1. rough, coarse

Synonyms

• *karkëda

Derived terms

• ? *karhu (“bear”)

Descendants

• Estonian: kare
• Finnish: karhea, karhi
• Ingrian: karhia
  • → Votic: karhia
• Karelian: karhie
• Livonian: ka'rdõ
• Livvi: karhei
• Võro: kahre
• Votic: (Pummala) karõa

References

• “kare”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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