Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kekäleh

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

Unknown.

Noun

*kekäleh

  1. ember (glowing piece of coal or wood)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kekäle
  • Ingrian: kekele, kekel, kekelä, kekäle, kekälä
  • Karelian: kekäleh
  • Livvi: kegäleh
  • Ludian: kegäleh
  • Veps: kegaleh, kegäleh
  • Votic: (Pummala) tšütšäle, tšütšäl- (in compounds: tšütšälpuu, tšütšälpää)

Further reading

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