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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kihla

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gīslaz.

Noun

*kihla

  1. pledge (security to payment)
  2. bet, wager
  3. engagement gift

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kihl
  • Finnish: kihla, kihlat pl
    • Inari Sami: kihle
    • Lule Sami: gille
    • Northern Sami: gihli
    • Pite Sami: kilhlê
  • Ingrian: kihlat pl
  • Karelian: kihla
  • Livonian: kī’l
    • Latvian: ķīla
  • Livvi: kihlat pl
  • Ludian: kihl
  • Veps: kehl
  • Võro: kihl
  • Votic: (Mati) tšihlõ

Further reading

  • kihl”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kihla”, 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
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