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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koktu

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

Possibly akin to Udmurt кӧт (köt, “belly, stomach, body cavity”), кӧто (köto, “pregnant”), Komi-Permyak кӧта (köta, “pregnant (of cow)”); a common Proto-Finno-Permic root *koktɜ could be reconstructed.

Noun

*koktu

  1. womb

Descendants
  • Estonian: kõht
  • Finnish: kohtu
  • Karelian: kohtu
  • Livvi: kohtu
  • Ludian: kohtuine (“heavy”), kohtuštuda (“to become pregnant”)
  • Veps: koht
  • Võro: kõtt
  • Votic: (Rajo) kõhuz
  • → Lule Sami: skoahto
  • → Northern Sami: goaŧŧu

References
  • “kõht”, 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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