Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jankkadak

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

According to SSA, sound-symbolic.[1]

Verb

*jankkadak (stem *jankka-)[2]

  1. to argue, to nag, to insist

Inflection

Descendants

From *jankkadak:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) jankama/jankada

From *jank'at'ak (+ *-t'ak):

From *jank'ëldak (+ *-ldak):

  • Võro: jankõlõma/jangõldaq

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “jankata”, 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
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*jankka-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)