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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/küü

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *küje, but the form *kije fits other descendants better and would have given **kii in Finnic.

Alternatively, the word may be extracted from an old compound *küü-kärmeh, itself a shortening of *kivi-kärmeh (literally rock snake), as the snake is known to live near rocky areas to keep itself warm during spring [1]

Noun

*küü

  1. viper

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: küü
  • Finnish: kyy
  • Karelian: kyy
  • Livonian:
  • Veps:

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kyy”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish)
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