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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kindik

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 *kinte- +‎ *-ik. Further related to Proto-Samic *kintëk (whence Northern Sami gitta). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

*kindik

  1. (into being) attached or fixed (to)

Descendants
  • Estonian: kinni
  • ⇒ Estonian: kindel (from *kintelä < *kinte- + *-lä?)
  • Finnish: kiinni
  • Ingrian: kiin
  • Karelian: kiini
  • Ludian: kińd
  • Võro: kinniq
  • Votic: tšiini

Further reading
  • kindel in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kiinni”, 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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