Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kubëh

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

From earlier *kupeš, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hupiz.

Noun edit

*kubëh

  1. groin
  2. side (of a human or an animal)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: kube
  • Finnish: kuve
  • Ingrian: kuve
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: kubõq
  • Votic: (Mati, rare) kuvõ, kupõõ

Further reading edit

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