Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaivadak

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 Proto-Uralic *kajwa-. Cognates include Proto-Samic *koajvōtēk.

Verb

*kaivadak (stem *kaiva-)[1]

  1. to dig up, to excavate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaevama/kaevata
  • Finnish: kaivaa
  • Ingrian: kaivaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kaivua
    • South Karelian: kaivua
  • Livonian: kouvõ (Courland), kouv (Salaca)
  • Livvi: kaivua
  • Ludian: kaivada
  • Veps: kaida
  • Võro: kaibma/kaibaq
  • Votic: kaiva

References

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