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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kala-

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-Ugric *kala- (“to fish with a net”).

Noun

*kala-[1]

  1. fishing net

Descendants

From *kalin (derived with *-in):

  • Finnish: kalin

From *kalëk (derived with *-ëk):

  • Estonian: kale
  • Veps: kaleg

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kala→”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)
  • Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.

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