Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lobistak

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*lobistak (stem *lopisë-)[1]

  1. to chatter, to blabber

Descendants

  • Estonian: lobisema/lopiseda, lobama/lobada
  • Finnish: lopista
  • Ingrian: lopista
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lobāstõ
  • Veps: lobaita
  • Võro: lobisõma/lobistaq
  • Votic: lopisõ

References

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

Further reading

  • lobama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lopista”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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