Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaasa

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

Possibly ultimately from *kansa.

Noun

*kaasa[1]

  1. bride's assistant and companion in a wedding
  2. female wedding singer

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) kaasa

From *kaaso (+ *-o):

From *kaasikkoi (+ *-kkoi):

  • Estonian: kaasik
  • Võro: kaasik

From *kaasikka (+ *-kka):

  • Votic: kaazikkõ
    • ? Ingrian: kaasikke

Further reading

  • kaasik”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kaaso”, 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

References

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