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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karta

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-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian skārds, Lithuanian skarda).

Noun

*karta

  1. sheet metal

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kard
  • Finnish: karta (dialectal)
  • Ingrian: karta
  • Livonian: kārda
  • Võro: kard
  • Votic: karta

Further reading

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