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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kopra

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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 from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kopra.

Noun

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*kopra[1]

  1. hollow of the hand

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: koura
  • Karelian: kopra
  • Livvi: kobru
  • Veps: kobr
  • Votic: kobrõ
  • Russian: кобра (kobra)

References

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