Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rahkëh

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dragiz, from *draganą.

Noun

*rahkëh[1]

  1. strap used to join the shafts of a carriage, sled etc. to the horse collar

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rahe
  • Finnish: rahje
  • Ingrian: rahe
  • Karelian: rahkis
  • Livonian: rǭ’gõz
  • Livvi: rahkis
  • Ludian: rahkiž
  • Veps: rahkiž
  • Võro: raheq

References

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

Further reading

  • rahe”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012