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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koppala

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-Finno-Permic *koppala,*kopala. Cognate with Proto-Samic *koappēlē, whence Northern Sami goahppil.

Noun

*koppala

  1. female capercaillie

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: koppelo, (dialectal) koppala
  • Karelian: koppala
  • Livvi: koppal
  • Ludian: koppal

Further reading

  • Entry #353 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “koppelo”, 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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