Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaldas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *halþaz.

Noun

*kaldas[1]

  1. bank (edge of river or lake)
  2. slope

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kallas
  • Finnish: kallas
  • Ingrian: kallas
  • Võro: kallõs
  • Votic: kallõz

References

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

Further reading

  • kallas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012