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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kala

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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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From Proto-Uralic *kala.

Noun

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*kala[1]

  1. fish

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: kala
  • Finnish: kala
  • Ingrian: kala
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kala
    • South Karelian: kala
  • Livonian: kalā
  • Livvi: kala
  • Veps: kala
  • Võro: kala
  • Votic: kala

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kala”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)