Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karhëda

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

Unknown, but probably from the same root as *karhëk. Apparently contains the suffix *-ëda.

Adjective

*karhëda

rough, coarse
Synonyms: *corëda, *karkëda

Inflection

Inflection of *karhëda

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*karhëda	*karhëdat
accusative	*karhëdan	*karhëdat
genitive	*karhëdan	karhëdadën karhëdëidën
partitive	*karhëdata	*karhëdëita
inessive	karhëdassa karhëdahna	karhëdëissa karhëdëihna
elative	*karhëdasta	*karhëdëista
illative	*karhëdasën	*karhëdëisën
adessive	*karhëdalla	*karhëdëilla
ablative	*karhëdalta	*karhëdëilta
allative	karhëdalën karhëdalëk	karhëdëilën karhëdëilëk
essive	*karhëdana	*karhëdëina
translative	*karhëdaksi	*karhëdëiksi
instructive	*karhëdan	*karhëdëin
comitative	*karhëdanëk	*karhëdëinëk
abessive	*karhëdatta	*karhëdëitta

Derived terms

? *karhu (“bear”)

Descendants

Estonian: kare
Finnish: karhea, karhi
Ingrian: karhia
- → Votic: karhia
Karelian:
- North Karelian: karhie
- South Karelian: karhie
Livonian: ka’rdi
Livvi: karhei
Võro: kahrõq
Votic: (Pummala) karõa

Related terms

*karhëk

References

“kare”, 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), 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