Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kasvadak

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-Finno-Permic *kaswa-, whence also Erzya касомс (kasoms).[1] Possibly an ancient loan from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewks- (from *h₂ewg- (to grow)), with regular metathesis from *kawsa-. Alternatively a substrate borrowing.[2]

Verb

*kasvadak (stem *kasva-)[3]

  1. to grow

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kasvama/kasvada
  • Finnish: kasvaa
  • Ingrian: kasvaa
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: kasvoa
    South Karelian: kazvoa
  • Livonian: ka’zzõ, (Salaca) kazz
  • Livvi: kazvua
  • Ludian: kazvada
  • Veps: kazda
  • Võro: kasuma/kassuq
  • Votic: kazva

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kasvaa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
  2. ^ М.А. Живлов. Неиндоевропейский субстрат в финно-волжских языках. X Чтения памяти С.А. Старостина ~ 27 марта 2015
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kasva-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • kasvama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #250 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.