Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/käskü

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 *käskedäk +‎ *-ü.

Noun

*käskü

  1. order, command

Inflection

Descendants

From *käskü:

  • Finnish: käsky
    • Inari Sami: keäsku
    • Northern Sami: geasku
  • Ingrian: käsky
  • Karelian: käsky
  • Livonian: käsk
  • Livvi: käsky
  • Võro: käsk
  • Votic: tšähsü

From *käsko:

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “käskeä”, 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