Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kauka-

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-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

*kauka-[1]

  1. long
    Synonym: *pitkä

Derived terms

Descendants

From *kauka ("long"):

  • Finnish: (obsolete, survives only in place-names) kauka, ⇒ kauko-

From *kaugan ("for a long time"):

  • Estonian: kaua
  • Finnish: kauan
  • Ingrian: kavvan
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kauvan
    • South Karelian: kauvan
  • Võro: kauga
  • Votic: kauga

From *kaugas ("far, far away"):

  • Finnish: kauas
  • Livonian: kōgaz
  • Votic: kaugõz

From *kaukana ("far away, afar"):

  • Finnish: kaukana
  • Livonian: kougõn
  • Votic: kaukõn

References

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

Further reading

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