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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koohidak

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

Alternative forms

  • *koohit'ak

Etymology

Unknown.

Verb

*koohidak (stem *koohi-)

  1. to geld, to castrate (to remove the testicles of an animal)
    Synonym: *salvadak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kohima/kohida
    • Estonian: kohitsema/kohitseda
  • Finnish: kuohia, kuohita
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: kohima/kohhiq

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kuoha”, 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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