Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/keski

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 *keske. Cognates include Proto-Samic *këskë.

Noun

*keski[1]

  1. middle, center

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kesk-
  • Finnish: keski-
  • Ingrian: keski-, keskeel, keskenää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: keški-
    • South Karelian: keški-, keski-
  • Livvi: keski-
  • Ludian: kešk
  • Veps: kesk
  • Võro: kesk-
  • Votic: tšehsi

References

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