Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koohidak

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

Alternative forms

  • *koohit'ak

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly derived from *kooha (testicle).

Verb

*koohidak (stem *koohi-)[1]

  1. to geld, to castrate (to remove the testicles of an animal)
    Synonym: *salvadak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kohima/kohida
    • Estonian: kohitsema/kohitseda
  • Finnish: kuohia, kuohita
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: kohima/kohhiq

References

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

Further reading

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