Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kohëlo

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

According to SSA, sound-symbolic and related to *kohot'ak.[1]

Adjective

*kohëlo[2]

  1. crumbly, porous, fluffy, spongy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: kohelo

From *kohëla ~ *kohila:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kohel
  • Võro: kohhil, kohhel

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kohelo”, 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
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kohëlo”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)