Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noppidak

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, sound-symbolic.[1][2] Compare with *näppi.

Verb

*noppidak (stem *noppi-)

  1. to pick
  2. to pluck

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: noppima/noppida
  • Finnish: (dialectal) noppia
  • Ingrian: noppia
  • Livvi: noppie
  • Votic: (Kattila) noppia

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nopata”, 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. ^ noppima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012