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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kirci

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 earlier *kirti, possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian apskirsti (to freeze)).

Noun

*kirci

  1. ground frost (frozen top layer of soil caused by cold weather in winter)
    Synonym: *routa
  2. thin layer of ice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kirs
  • Finnish: kirsi
  • Ingrian: kersi
  • Karelian: kirsi
  • Livonian: kirt
  • Livvi: kirzi
  • Ludian: kirz

Further reading

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