Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pagistak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
According to EES, from a sound-symbolic root[1] + *-istak.
Verb
*pagistak (stem *pakisë-)[2]
- to talk
Derived terms
- *pakina
Descendants
- >? Estonian: pagisema/pagiseda
- Finnish: pakista
- Karelian:
- Livonian: (Salaca) pagat
- Livvi: paišta
- Ludian: pagišta
- Veps: pagišta
- >? Votic: pakisõ
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pakista”, 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