Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kohot'ak

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

According to EES, of sound-symbolic origin.[1]

Verb

*kohot'ak (stem *kohoda-)[2]

  1. to rise, to go up

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kohuma/kohuda
  • Finnish: kohota
  • Ingrian: kohota
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kohota
  • Votic: kohotõ

References

  1. ^ kohuma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kohoda-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kohota”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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