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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kapalo

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *kapala + *-o, or the final *-o is by analogy with plural forms. No etymology for the root is known.

Noun

*kapalo

  1. swaddling clothes

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kapalo
    • Inari Sami: kääppil
  • Ingrian: kappaalo
  • Karelian: kapalo (Northern), kabalo (Southern)
  • Livvi: kabalo
  • Ludian: kabal
  • Veps: kabal
  • Votic: kapalod

From *kapala:

  • Estonian: kabalad pl (dialectal)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), kapalo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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