Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kop'ëk

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *koppe- (to grow moldy) +‎ *-ëk.[1] Cognates include Proto-Samic *kuoppëtēk, Eastern Mari купаш (kupaš) and Western Mari кыпаш (kypaš).

Noun

*kop'ëk[2]

  1. mold, mildew
    Synonym: *homëh

Inflection

Descendants

  • Võro: kopõq

References

  1. ^ Kuokkala, Juha 2020. Automatiivis-passiivisen w:n salatut sukujuuret : Uralilaisen *p-johtimen jäljillä. SUST 275: 191–208.
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kop̆pëk”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)