Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koppala

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *koppala. Cognate with Proto-Samic *koappēlē, whence Northern Sami goahppil.

Noun

*koppala[1]

  1. female capercaillie

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: koppelo, (dialectal) koppala
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: koppala
    • South Karelian: koppala
  • Livvi: koppal
  • Ludian: koppal

References

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

Further reading

  • Entry #353 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “koppelo”, 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