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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kilpi

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.

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Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Possibly borrowed by metathesis from Proto-Germanic *hlībō, whence Old Norse hlíf. Cognate with Proto-Samic *këlpë

Noun

*kilpi

  1. shield

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kilp
  • Finnish: kilpi

Further reading

  • kilp in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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