Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pauhat'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

Onomatopoeic

Verb

*pauhat'ak (stem *pauhada-)

  1. to thunder, to rumble
  2. to burst out

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: pahvama/pahvata
  • Finnish: pauhata
  • Ingrian: pauhata
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: bauhata

Further reading

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