Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kautta

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

The partitive singular of *kauci.

Postposition

*kautta

  1. through, via [with genitive]

Descendants

  • Finnish: kautta
  • Ingrian: kautta
  • Veps: kaut
  • Võro: kaudõ
  • Votic: kauttõ

From *kautti (with *-i?):

  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kautti
    • South Karelian: kautti
  • Livvi: kauti
  • Livonian: kouți
  • Ludian: kauti

From *kautuda?:

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kautta”, 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