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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kabut'ak

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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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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian kāpt, Lithuanian kopti)

Verb

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*kabut'ak (stem *kapuda-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. to climb

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: kavuta
  • Ingrian: kavuta
  • Karelian:
  • Ludian: kabuta
  • Veps: kabuta

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kavuta”, 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