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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaari

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

From Proto-Uralic *këŋere. Cognate with Inari Sami kuoŋâr, Northern Khanty [script needed] (χoŋkar) (Obdorsk) and Eastern Mansi [script needed] (ke̮ŋǝr) (Upper Konda).

Noun

*kaari

  1. curve

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaar
  • Finnish: kaari
  • Ingrian: kaari
  • Karelian: koari, kuari
  • Livonian: kǭr
  • Livvi: kuari
  • Ludian: kuar
  • Veps: kar'
  • Võro: kaar'
  • Votic: kaari

References

  • kaar”, 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] (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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