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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kosidak

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.

Verb

*kosidak (stem *kosi-)

  1. to propose (marriage)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kosima/kosida
  • Finnish: kosia
  • Ingrian: kossia
  • Karelian: kosita
  • Livonian: kuožžõ
  • Livvi: kozita
  • Ludian: kožita
  • Veps: kozita
  • Võro: kosima/kossiq
  • Votic: kossia, (Jõgõperä) kozʹzʹoa

Further reading

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