Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karhëk

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 from the same root as *karhëda (“rough, coarse”), or possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *karziz (whence Old English cierr (“turn, turning”)) +‎ *-ëk.

Noun

*karhëk

  1. windrow (row of cut grain or hay allowed to dry in a field)
    Synonym: *looko

Inflection

Inflection of *karhëk
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *karhëk *karhëgët
accusative *karhëgën *karhëgët
genitive *karhëgën *karhëgëdën
*karhëgidën
partitive *karhëgëta *karhëgita
inessive *karhëgëssa
*karhëgëhna 		*karhëgissa
*karhëgihna
elative *karhëgësta *karhëgista
illative *karhëgësën *karhëgisën
adessive *karhëgëlla *karhëgilla
ablative *karhëgëlta *karhëgilta
allative *karhëgëlën
*karhëgëlëk 		*karhëgilën
*karhëgilëk
essive *karhëgëna *karhëgina
translative *karhëgëksi *karhëgiksi
instructive *karhëgën *karhëgin
comitative *karhëgënëk *karhëginëk
abessive *karhëgëtta *karhëgitta

Descendants

  • Finnish: karhe
  • Ingrian: karhe
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: karhe

From *karho ( + *-o):

  • Estonian: (dialectal; Häädemeeste, Pärnu, Ridala) karu
  • Finnish: karho
  • Votic: ⇒ karotõllõ

Further reading

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