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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kerkedä

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

Unknown, but apparently contains the suffix *-eda.

Adjective

*kerkedä

  1. quick, prompt
  2. light (of low weight)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kerge
  • Finnish: kerkeä
  • Ingrian: kerkiä
  • Karelian: kerkie
  • Livonian: kierdõ
  • Livvi: kergie
  • Ludian: kerged
  • Võro: kerge
  • Votic: kerkiä

Further reading

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