Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kirstu

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. Resembles Proto-West Germanic *kistu (chest, box), but the /r/ is unexplainable.

Noun

*kirstu[1]

  1. chest, trunk

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kirst
  • Finnish: kirstu
  • Ingrian: kirsto
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: kiršt
    • Latvian: šķirsts
  • Võro: kirst
  • Old East Slavic:
    • Russian: (dialectal) ке́рста (kérsta)
    • Lithuanian: karstas

Further reading

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

References

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