Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kooppa

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

Unknown.

Noun edit

*kooppa

  1. pit (hole on the ground)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: koobas, (dialectal) koop
  • Finnish: kuoppa
  • Ingrian: kooppa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kuoppu
  • Ludian: kuop
  • Veps: kop
  • Võro: kuup
  • Votic: kooppõ

Further reading edit

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