Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hülgäit'äk

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

Unknown. Appears to contain the suffix *-it'ak.

Verb

*hülgäit'äk (stem *hülkäidä-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. to abandon, to forsake, to leave
  2. to cease, to stop

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: hylätä, hyljätä
    • Estonian: hülgama/hüljata
    • Inari Sami: hilgođ
    • Northern Sami: hilgut
  • Ingrian: hylätä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hylätä
    • South Karelian: hyllätä
  • Livvi: hyl'l'ätä
  • Ludian: hülgäitä
  • Veps: hülgäita

Further reading

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