Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/keehudak

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

*keedäk +‎ *-udak. The *-h- is irregular.

Verb

*keehudak (stem *këëhu-)

  1. to boil

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kiehua
  • Ingrian: keehua
  • Karelian: kiehuo
  • Livvi: kiehuo
  • Ludian: kiehuda
  • Veps: kehuda, keihta
  • Votic: tšihhua

Further reading

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