Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kähistäk

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istäk. Compare Erzya кеш- (keš-) in кешнемс (kešńems, “to sneeze”).

Verb

*kähistäk (stem *kähise-)

1. to croak (utter in a low, hoarse voice)

Descendants

• Estonian: kähisema/kähiseda
• Finnish: kähistä
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: kähissä
  • South Karelian: kähissä
• Livvi: kähištä
• Ludian: kähišta
• Veps: kähišta
• >? Võro: kähisemä/kähistäq

Further reading

• “kähisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kähistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (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