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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaisila

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gaisilaz (staff, whip) (whence German Geißel and Swedish gissel).

Noun

*kaisila

  1. bulrush
  2. reed

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaisel
  • Finnish: kaisla, (dialectal) kaisila
  • Ingrian: klaisa
  • Karelian: kaisla (Northern), kazla, kažla (Southern)
  • Livvi: kažlu
  • Ludian: kažl
  • Votic: glaiza

Further reading

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