Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/käveldäk

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

From *käüdäk (to walk) +‎ *-(e)ldäk (frequentative suffix).

Verb

*käveldäk (stem *kävel-)

  1. to walk around (in a leisurely way)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kävellä
  • Ingrian: kävellä
  • Karelian: kävellä
  • Livvi: kävellä
  • Ludian: kävelta
  • Veps: kävelta
  • Votic: (Rajo) tšävelle

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kävellä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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