Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kauha

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 1

    From earlier *kauša, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kauša (whence Latvian kauss, Lithuanian káušas).

    Noun

    *kauha[1]

    1. ladle, dipper, scoop
      Synonym: *kulppi
    Inflection
    Inflection of *kauha
    Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
    singular plural
    nominative *kauha *kauhat
    accusative *kauhan *kauhat
    genitive *kauhan *kauhadën
    *kauhëidën
    partitive *kauhada *kauhëida
    inessive *kauhassa
    *kauhahna     		*kauhëissa
    *kauhëihna
    elative *kauhasta *kauhëista
    illative *kauhahën *kauhëihën
    adessive *kauhalla *kauhëilla
    ablative *kauhalta *kauhëilta
    allative *kauhalën
    *kauhalëk     		*kauhëilën
    *kauhëilëk
    essive *kauhana *kauhëina
    translative *kauhaksi *kauhëiksi
    instructive *kauhan *kauhëin
    comitative *kauhanëk *kauhëinëk
    abessive *kauhatta *kauhëitta
    Descendants
    • Estonian: kahv
    • Finnish: kauha
    • Karelian:
    • Livvi: kauhu
    • Ludian: kauh
    • Veps: kauh
    • >? Võro: kauh
    • Votic: kavi (< *kauhi)

    Etymology 2

      Unknown.

      Adjective

      *kauha[2]

      1. pale
      2. awful, dreadful, terrible
      Inflection
      Inflection of *kauha
      Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
      singular plural
      nominative *kauha *kauhat
      accusative *kauhan *kauhat
      genitive *kauhan *kauhadën
      *kauhëidën
      partitive *kauhada *kauhëida
      inessive *kauhassa
      *kauhahna       		*kauhëissa
      *kauhëihna
      elative *kauhasta *kauhëista
      illative *kauhahën *kauhëihën
      adessive *kauhalla *kauhëilla
      ablative *kauhalta *kauhëilta
      allative *kauhalën
      *kauhalëk       		*kauhëilën
      *kauhëilëk
      essive *kauhana *kauhëina
      translative *kauhaksi *kauhëiksi
      instructive *kauhan *kauhëin
      comitative *kauhanëk *kauhëinëk
      abessive *kauhatta *kauhëitta
      Descendants

      From *kauhëda (derived with *-ëda):

      • Finnish: kauhea
      • Ingrian: kauhia
      • Karelian:
        • North Karelian: kauhie
        • South Karelian: kauhie
      • Livvi: kauhei
      • Ludian: kauhed

      References

      1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*kauha¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
      2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*kauha²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

      Further reading

      • “kahv”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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