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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kähistäk

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istäk.

Verb

*kähistäk (stem *kähise-)[1]

  1. to croak (utter in a low, hoarse voice)

Descendants
  • Estonian: kähisema/kähiseda
  • Finnish: kähistä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kähissä
    • South Karelian: kähissä
  • Livvi: kähištä
  • Ludian: kähišta
  • Veps: kähišta
  • >? Võro: kähisemä/kähistäq

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kähise-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading
  • “kähisema”, 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), “kähistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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