Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ratkët'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

Unknown.

Verb

*ratkët'ak (stem *ratkëda-)[1]

  1. to burst
  2. to tear apart

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ratkuma/ratkuda
  • Finnish: ratketa
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: rakkõ
  • Ludian: ratketa
  • Veps: ratketa
  • Võro: rakkõma/rakkõdaq
  • Votic: ratkõa (Itšäpäivä, Mati)

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ratketa”, 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