Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kiho

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.

Noun

*kiho[1]

  1. tiny piece, speck
  2. bubble

Inflection

Inflection of *kiho
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *kiho *kihot
accusative *kihon *kihot
genitive *kihon *kihodën
*kihoidën
partitive *kihoda *kihoida
inessive *kihossa
*kihohna 		*kihoissa
*kihoihna
elative *kihosta *kihoista
illative *kihohën *kihoihën
adessive *kiholla *kihoilla
ablative *kiholta *kihoilta
allative *kiholën
*kiholëk 		*kihoilën
*kihoilëk
essive *kihona *kihoina
translative *kihoksi *kihoiksi
instructive *kihon *kihoin
comitative *kihonëk *kihoinëk
abessive *kihotta *kihoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: kihu
  • Finnish: kiho
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kiho
  • Võro: kiho (“little bit”)

References

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

Further reading

  • “kihu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kiho”, 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
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