Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/alkadak

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

Possibly from Proto-Uralic *alka- (to begin) (compare Northern Mansi о̄вл (ōvl, head)).

Verb

*alkadak (stem *alka-)[1]

  1. to begin, to start

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: algama/alata
  • Finnish: alkaa
  • Ingrian: alkaa
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: alkoa
    South Karelian: algoa
  • Livvi: algua
  • Ludian: algottada
  • Veps: augotada
  • Võro: algnõma/alõdaq
  • Votic: alka
  • Proto-Samic: *ālkētēk (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*alka-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)