Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kapalëh

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

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian gabals, Lithuanian gabalas).

Noun

*kapalëh[1]

  1. piece (part of a larger whole)
  2. piece of farmland, plot of farmland

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kabal
  • Finnish: (dialectal) kapale
  • Ingrian: kapale
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: kabaleh (dialectal)
  • Livonian: kabāl
  • Livvi: kabaleh

From *kappalëh:

  • Finnish: kappale
    • Inari Sami: kapulâh
    • Northern Sami: gáhppálat
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kappaleh (dialectal)
    • South Karelian: kappaleh (dialectal)

From *kappala:

  • Votic: kappõlõ

References

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

Further reading

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