Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kahistak

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*kahistak (stem *kahisë-)[1]

  1. to rustle, to swish

Derived terms

  • *kahina

Descendants

  • Estonian: kahisema/kahiseda
  • Finnish: kahista
  • Ingrian: kahissa
  • Karelian:
    • Noerh Karelian: kahissa
    • South Karelian: kahissa
  • Livvi: kahišta
  • Veps: kahaita
  • Võro: kahisõma/kahistaq
  • Votic: kahissõ

References

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

Further reading

  • kahisema”, 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), “kahista”, 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