Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haikëda

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

Probably from *haika +‎ *-ëda. Alternatively, according to Aikio (2014), possibly by metathesis from earlier *kaihëda, derived from *kaiho.[1]

Adjective

*haikëda

  1. sick, ill
  2. painful
  3. sad

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: haige
  • Finnish: haikea
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) haikie
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) haigie
  • Livonian: aigõz
  • Võro: haigõ

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology II: Finnic Etymologies Linguistica Uralica L 2014 1 [1]

Further reading

  • haige”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “haikea”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN