Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kankëda

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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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Probably from earlier *kënke-ta (with the suffix *-ëda), from Proto-Uralic *kënka-, *kënke- (to climb, crawl). The derivative *kangërtadak has stayed closer to the original meaning.

Adjective

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*kankëda[1]

  1. stiff
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Descendants

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  • Estonian: kange
  • Finnish: kankea
  • Ingrian: kankia
  • Karelian: kankie
  • Livonian: kangtõ
  • Veps: kanged
  • Võro: kangõ
  • Votic: kankia

References

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