Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/polkëdak

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.

Verb

*polkëdak (stem *polkë-)[1]

  1. to stamp (with one's foot or feet), to trample
  2. to despise
  3. to rebuke

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: põlgama/põlata
  • Finnish: polkea
  • Ingrian: polkia
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: polkie
    • South Karelian: polgie
  • Livonian: pȯlgõ
    • Latvian: pulgot
  • Livvi: polgie
  • Ludian: polgeda
  • Veps: polkta
  • Võro: põlgma/põlgõq
  • Votic: (Mati, Pummala) põlgõttaa

References

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

Further reading

  • põlgama”, 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), “polkea”, 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