Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pälk'ähtädäk

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, probably from a sound-symbolic root[1] +‎ *-ähtädäk.

Verb

*pälk'ähtädäk (stem *pälk'ähtä-)[2]

  1. to flash (lightning)
  2. to come to mind

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: pälkähtää
    • Livvi: pälkähteäkseh
  • Võro: pälgähtämä/pälgähtäq

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pälkähtää”, 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. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*pälk̆kähtä-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)