Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/magat'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 root +‎ *-t'ak. Comparison to Proto-West Germanic *makōn is semantically dubious.

Verb

*magat'ak (stem *makada-)[1]

  1. to lie down, to sleep

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: magama/magada
  • Finnish: maata
  • Ingrian: maata
  • Karelian: muata
  • Livonian: maggõ/magg
  • Ludian: magata
  • Veps: magata
  • Võro: magama/maadaq, magahama/maadaq
  • Votic: magatõ

References

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