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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karbek

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian karpitnes, ķērpis).

Noun

*karbek

  1. lichen
  2. beard moss, beard lichen

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) karbe
  • Finnish: karve
  • Karelian: karve
  • Livvi: karve
  • Ludian: karbe
  • Veps: karbe

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “karve”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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