Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karcidak

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

From earlier *karti-, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skardijaną, or alternatively from Baltic (compare Lithuanian skardyti).

Verb

*karcidak (stem *karci-)

  1. to trim, to limb (to remove the branches of a tree)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) karsima/karsida
  • Finnish: karsia
    • Inari Sami: karssâđ
    • Skolt Sami: karssâd
    • Northern Sami: gársat
  • Ingrian: karsia
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: karsie
    South Karelian: karzie
  • Livvi: karzie, kuarzie
  • Ludian: karžida, kuarzida
  • Veps: karsta
  • Votic: karsia

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “karsia”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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