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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kelbat'ak

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 *helpaną, or from earlier Pre-Germanic.

Verb

*kelbat'ak

  1. to do, to suffice

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kõlbama/kõlvata
  • Finnish: kelvata
  • Ingrian: kelvata
  • Karelian: kelvata
  • Livonian: kõlbõ
  • Livvi: kelvata
  • Võro: kõlbama/kõlvadaq
  • Votic: kõlvata

Further reading

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