Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kompidak

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 and EES, probably of sound-symbolic origin.[1][2]

Verb

*kompidak (stem *kompi-)[3]

  1. to crawl
  2. to trudge

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kõmpima/kõmpida
  • Finnish: (dialectal) kompia, (front vowel variant) kömpiä
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: kombuzin
  • Veps: kompta
  • Võro: kump'ma/kumpiq

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kompia”, 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. ^ kõmpima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kompi-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)