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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kooppa

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

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from the same Baltic root as Lithuanian kãpas (grave), but this requires a long vowel in the original Baltic root as opposed to a short one.

Noun

*kooppa

  1. pit (hole on the ground)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: koobas, (dialectal) koop
  • Finnish: kuoppa
  • Ingrian: kooppa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kuoppu
  • Ludian: kuop
  • Veps: kop
  • Võro: kuup
  • Votic: kooppõ

Further reading

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