Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/silmät'äk

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

From *silmä +‎ *-t'äk.

Verb

*silmät'äk (stem *silmädä-)

  1. to see, to notice
  2. to eye, to glance

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: silmama/silmata
  • Finnish: silmätä
  • Ingrian: silmätä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šilmätä
    • South Karelian: šilmätä
  • Livvi: silmätä
  • Veps: silmata
  • Võro: silmämä/silmädäq
  • Votic: silmete

Further reading

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