Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kisa

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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kiśɜ (competition, game) (whence Hungarian küzd).

Noun edit

*kisa

  1. game, play, competition
  2. ruckus, noise, shout

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: kisa
  • Finnish: kisa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kisa
    • South Karelian: kiza
  • Livonian: kizā
  • Livvi: kiža
  • Võro: kisa

Further reading edit

  • kisa”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #447 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.