Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kargait'ak

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, but apparently contains the suffix *-it'ak.

Verb

*kargait'ak (stem *karkaida-)[1]

  1. to jump, to hop
  2. to run, to flee

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: kargama/karata
  • Finnish: karata
    • Inari Sami: kárgáđ
    • Northern Sami: gárgidit
  • Ingrian: karata
  • Karelian: karata
  • Livonian: kargõ
  • Livvi: karrata
  • Ludian: kargaita
  • Veps: kargaita
  • Võro: kargama/karadaq
  • Votic: kargõtõ

References

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

Further reading

  • kargama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012