Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaldas

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *halþaz.

Noun edit

*kaldas

  1. bank (edge of river or lake)
  2. slope

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: kallas
  • Finnish: kallas
  • Ingrian: kallas
  • Võro: kallõs
  • Votic: kallõz

Further reading edit

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