Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kapalëh

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian gabals, Lithuanian gabalas).

Noun edit

*kapalëh

  1. piece (part of a larger whole)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kabal
  • Finnish: kappale, (dialectal) kapale
  • Ingrian: kappaale
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: kabāl
  • Votic: kappõlõ

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kappale”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN