Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kahistak

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 +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*kahistak (stem *kahisë-)

1. to rustle, to swish

Derived terms

• *kahina

Descendants

• Estonian: kahisema/kahiseda
• Finnish: kahista
• Ingrian: kahissa
• Karelian:
  • Noerh Karelian: kahissa
  • South Karelian: kahissa
• Livvi: kahišta
• Veps: ⇒ kahaita
• Võro: kahisõma/kahistaq
• Votic: kahissõ

Further reading

• “kahisema”, 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), “kahista”, 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