Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kihistäk

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istäk.

Verb

*kihistäk (stem *kihise-)[1]

  1. to sizzle, to hiss
  2. to bustle, to teem

Descendants

  • Estonian: kihisema/kihiseda
  • Finnish: kihistä
  • Ingrian: kihissä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kihissä
    • South Karelian: kihissä
  • Livvi: kihištä
  • Võro: kihisemä/kihistäq
  • Votic: tšihisse

From *kihait'ak:

References

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

Further reading

  • “kihama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kihistä”, 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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