Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kärpähinen

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

*kärbäs +‎ *-inen

Noun

*kärpähinen

  1. fly (insect)
    Synonym: *kärbäs

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) kärbane
  • Finnish: kärpänen
  • Ingrian: kärpäin
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kärpäni
    • South Karelian: kärbänʹe
  • Livvi: kärbäine
  • Ludian: kärbäine
  • Veps: kärbhaine
  • Votic: tšärpen

Further reading

  • kärbes”, 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), “kärpänen”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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