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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaccodak

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

Unknown. Compare with Proto-Samic *keaččëtēk. There are two proposals, neither of which is convincing:

Verb

*kaccodak (stem *kacco-)

  1. to look
  2. to watch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: katsuma/katsuda
  • Finnish: katsoa
  • Ingrian: katsoa
  • Karelian: kaččuo
  • Livvi: kaččuo
  • Ludian: kaccoda
  • Veps: kacta
  • Votic: kattsoa

Further reading

  • katsuma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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