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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kauha

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 1

From earlier *kauša, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kauša (whence Latvian kauss, Lithuanian káušas).

Noun

*kauha[1]

  1. ladle, dipper, scoop
    Synonym: *kulppi

Inflection
Inflection of *kauha
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kauha *kauhat
accusative *kauhan *kauhat
genitive *kauhan *kauhadën
*kauhëidën
partitive *kauhada *kauhëida
inessive *kauhassa
*kauhahna		 *kauhëissa
*kauhëihna
elative *kauhasta *kauhëista
illative *kauhahën *kauhëihën
adessive *kauhalla *kauhëilla
ablative *kauhalta *kauhëilta
allative *kauhalën
*kauhalëk		 *kauhëilën
*kauhëilëk
essive *kauhana *kauhëina
translative *kauhaksi *kauhëiksi
instructive *kauhan *kauhëin
comitative *kauhanëk *kauhëinëk
abessive *kauhatta *kauhëitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: kahv
  • Finnish: kauha
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kauhu
  • Ludian: kauh
  • Veps: kauh
  • >? Võro: kauh
  • Votic: kavi

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Adjective

*kauha[2]

  1. pale
  2. awful, dreadful, terrible

Inflection
Inflection of *kauha
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kauha *kauhat
accusative *kauhan *kauhat
genitive *kauhan *kauhadën
*kauhëidën
partitive *kauhada *kauhëida
inessive *kauhassa
*kauhahna		 *kauhëissa
*kauhëihna
elative *kauhasta *kauhëista
illative *kauhahën *kauhëihën
adessive *kauhalla *kauhëilla
ablative *kauhalta *kauhëilta
allative *kauhalën
*kauhalëk		 *kauhëilën
*kauhëilëk
essive *kauhana *kauhëina
translative *kauhaksi *kauhëiksi
instructive *kauhan *kauhëin
comitative *kauhanëk *kauhëinëk
abessive *kauhatta *kauhëitta

Descendants

From *kauhëda (derived with *-ëda):

  • Finnish: kauhea
  • Ingrian: kauhia
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kauhie
    • South Karelian: kauhie
  • Livvi: kauhei
  • Ludian: kauhed

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kauha¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)
  2. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kauha²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

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