Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tarpodak

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. Cognate with Proto-Samic *tuorpōtēk, from earlier *tarpo-. Unlikely Germanic (from the same root as Swedish stör (pole)) and Baltic etymologies have been proposed.

Verb

*tarpodak (stem *tarpo-)[1]

  1. to splash water with a rod to drive fish into a net/seine

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: tarpoa
  • Ingrian: tarpoa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tarpuo
    • South Karelian: tarbuo
  • Livvi: tarbuo
  • Ludian: tarboda
  • Veps: tarboida
  • Votic: (Mati) tarpoa

References

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

Further reading

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