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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaivadak

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 *kajwa-. Cognates include Proto-Samic *koajvōtēk.

Verb

*kaivadak (stem *kaiva-)

  1. to dig up, to excavate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaevama/kaevata
  • Finnish: kaivaa
  • Karelian: kaivoa
  • Livonian: kouv
  • Ludian: kaivada
  • Veps: kaida
  • Võro: kaibma/kaibaq?
  • Votic: kaiva
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