Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kauka-

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

*kauka-

1. long

   Synonym: *pitkä

Derived terms

• *kaukalo

Descendants

From *kauka ("long"):

• Finnish: (obsolete, survives only in place-names) kauka, ⇒ kauko-

From *kaugan ("for a long time"):

• Estonian: kaua
• Finnish: kauan
• Ingrian: kavvan
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: kauvan
  • South Karelian: kauvan
• Võro: kauga
• Votic: kauga

From *kaugas ("far, far away"):

• Finnish: kauas
• Livonian: kōgaz
• Votic: kaugõz

From *kaukana ("far away, afar"):

• Finnish: kaukana
• Livonian: kougõn
• Votic: kaukõn

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kauka-”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (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