Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rip'oittadak

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, from a sound-symbolic root[1][2] +‎ *-ttadak. Cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence Inari Sami roppâđ).

Verb

*rip'oittadak (stem *rip'oitta-)[3]

  1. to sprinkle, to scatter

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: riputama/riputada
  • Finnish: ripottaa
  • Livvi: ripoittua
  • Ludian: ripottada
  • Võro: riputama/riputaq
  • Votic: riputta

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ripottaa”, 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. ^ riputama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rip̆poitta-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)