Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kic'as

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. Has been variously and inconclusively connected with Germanic and Baltic.

Adjective

*kic'as[1]

  1. narrow
    Synonyms: *ahtas, *kaita

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kitsas
    • ? Votic: kitsaz
  • Finnish: kitsas
  • Ingrian: kitsas
  • Livonian: kitsāz
  • Võro: kitsas

References

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

Further reading

  • kitsas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012