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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kerit'äk

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skeraną +‎ *-it'äk.

Verb

*kerit'äk (stem *kericce-)

  1. to shear (remove the fleece from a sheep)

Descendants
  • Finnish: keritä
  • Ingrian: keritä
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: kerīkšõ
  • Livvi: keritä
  • Ludian: keritä
  • Veps: kerita
  • Votic: kerittsää

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “keritä”, in 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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