Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kütkedäk

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-Uralic *kütke-.[1] Cognate with Hungarian köt.

Verb

*kütkedäk (stem *kütke-)[2]

  1. to bind, to tie
  2. to tether

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: kytkeä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kytkie
    • South Karelian: kytkie
  • Livvi: kytkie

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “kytkeä”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*kütke-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading