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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kätküt

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 *kätkedäk + *-üt. Compare to Skolt Sami ǩiõtkâm and Northern Sami gieŧka.

Noun

*kätküt

  1. cradle (bed for a baby)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kätki
  • Finnish: kätkyt
  • Ingrian: kätyt
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kätkyt
  • Ludian: kätküd, kättüd
  • Veps: kätkud, kättud
  • Votic: tšätšüd

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kätkyt”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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