Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karkëda
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Proto-Finnic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *karketa, akin to Komi курыд (kuryd, “bitter”), Udmurt курыт (kuryt, “bitter”). Derivation as *karvas (“bitter”) + *-këda may also be possible.
Adjective
[edit]*karkëda
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: karge
- Finnish: karkea
- Ingrian: karkia
- Karelian: karkie, kargie
- Livvi: kargei
- Ludian: karged
- Veps: karged
- Votic: karka
- → Proto-Samic: *kārkkë
References
[edit]- “karge”, 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; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN