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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kiireh

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

Unknown. Has been compared to Erzya курок (kurok, soon). Contains the suffix + *-eh.

Noun

*kiireh

  1. hurry, haste

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kiire
  • Finnish: kiire
  • Ingrian: kiire
  • Karelian: kiireh
  • Livvi: kiireh
  • Ludian: kiireh
  • Veps: kiiruh, kiruh
  • Votic: tšiire

Further reading

  • kiire”, 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), “kiire”, 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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