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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kunta

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-Finno-Ugric *kunta. Cognates include Hungarian had.

Noun

*kunta

  1. community
  2. clan, kin

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: -kond
  • Finnish: kunta
  • Ingrian: -kunta
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: -kunta
    • South Karelian: -kunda
  • Livonian: -gõnd
  • Livvi: -kundu
  • Ludian: -kund
  • Veps: -kund
  • Võro: -kund
  • Votic: kunta

Further reading

  • -kond in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #400 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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