Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/käcivarci

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

Etymology

From *käci +‎ *varci.

Noun

*käcivarci

1. arm

Inflection

See *varci.

Descendants

• Estonian: käsivars
• Finnish: käsivarsi
• Ingrian: käsivarsi, käsivars
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: käsivarši
  • South Karelian: käzivarži
• >? Livonian: ke’ižvaŗž
• Livvi: käzivarzi
• Ludian: käzivarž
• Votic: tšäsivarsi

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “käsivarsi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN