Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kartano

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gardô (*gardan-; e.g. acc. pl. *gardanų). The *-o may be levelled from the plural stem with *-oi,[1] or be a derivational affix.

Noun

*kartano

  1. yard, court
  2. house, dwelling
  3. homestead, farmstead

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kartano
    • Meänkieli: kartano
  • Ingrian: kartano
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kartano
    • South Karelian: kardano
  • Livonian: kǭrand
  • Votic: kartõno

From *kartana:

  • Finnish: (obsolete) kartana[2]

References

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  2. ^ Kaisa Häkkinen, Tanja Toropainen (2025) Agricolan sanakirja: A–K (in Finnish), Mikael Agricola -seura, Turun yliopisto, →ISBN, pages 671-672

Further reading

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