Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lonk'at'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

According to SSA and EES, of sound-symbolic origin.[1][2]

Verb

*lonk'at'ak (stem *lonkkada-)[3]

  1. to limp
    Synonyms: *konk'at'ak, *limp'at'ak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lonkama/longata
  • Finnish: (dialectal) lonkata, klonkata
  • Livonian: lonkõ
  • Votic: lonkõtõ

References

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