Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kirbot'ak

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

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Verb

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*kirbot'ak (stem *kirpoda-)[1]

  1. to come off, to fall, to slip from one's grip

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: kirvota
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: (Salaca) ḱirb
  • Livvi: kirvota
  • Ludian: kirbota
  • Veps: kirbota

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kirpoda-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kirvota”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN