Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/keertädäk

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

From *keer- +‎ *-tadak.

Verb

*keertädäk (stem *keertä-)

  1. (transitive) to turn
  2. (transitive) to spin thread

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *keerdek
  • *keertüdäk

Descendants

  • Finnish: kiertää
  • Ingrian: keertää
  • Karelian: kierteä, kierdiä
  • Livonian: kier
  • Livvi: kierdiä
  • Ludian: kierta
  • Veps: kertta
  • Votic: tšeertä

References

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