Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tallat'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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *tala- +‎ *-t'ak, although *-ll- would be irregular.

Verb

*tallat'ak (stem *tallada-)

  1. to trample, to tread

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tallama/tallata
  • Finnish: tallata
  • Ingrian: tallata
  • Karelian: tallata
  • Livvi: tallata
  • Veps: tallata
  • Votic: tallõtõ

Further reading

  • tallama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1629 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.