Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kattila

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

Borrowed either from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*katilaʀ) or Proto-Germanic *katilaz.[1]

Noun

*kattila[2]

  1. kettle, pot

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: katel
  • Finnish: kattila
  • Ingrian: kattila
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: kaţļā
  • Livvi: kattil
  • Ludian: katʹtʹil
  • Veps: katʹil
  • Võro: katõl', katla
  • Votic: kattilõ

Further reading

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

References

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