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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaiho

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Uralic *kajšo (sickness). [1]

Noun

*kaiho

  1. harm, damage, loss

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kahju
  • Finnish: kaiho
  • Ingrian: kaiho
  • Karelian: kaiho
  • Livonian: ka’i
  • Võro: kaih
  • Votic: kaiho

Further reading

  • kahju in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN

References

  1. Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology II: Finnic Etymologies Linguistica Uralica L 2014 1
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