Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rööstädäk

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 and EES, probably sound-symbolic.[1][2]

Verb

*rööstädäk (stem *rööstä-)

  1. to tear, pluck, pull
  2. to plunder, rob, loot

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rüüstama/rüüstata
  • Finnish: ryöstää
    • Northern Sami: riestit
  • Ingrian: rööstää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ryöštyä
    • South Karelian: ryöštiä
  • Livvi: ryöstiä
  • Veps: röstta
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) röösete

References

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