Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pomistak

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 root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*pomistak (stem *pomisë-)[1]

  1. to murmur, to mumble, to mutter

Descendants

  • Estonian: pomisema/pomiseda
  • Finnish: (dialectal) pomista
  • Ingrian: bomista
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: pomissa
  • Livonian: bomīkšõ
  • Võro: pomisõma/pomistaq
  • Votic: bomisõ

References

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

Further reading

  • “pomisema”, 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), “pomista”, 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
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