Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kort'ëh

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

*kort'ëh (Northern Finnic)

  1. horsetail (Equisetum)
    Synonym: *hosja

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: korte
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: korteh
  • Ludian: korteh
  • Veps: kortez

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “korte”, 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