Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/väijüdäk

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.

Reconstruction

Disputed by Holopainen & Junttila (2022), who consider the Livonian word as deriving from Latvian zvejot, and propose an alternative etymology for the Finnish word.[1]

Verb

*väijüdäk (stem *väijü-)[2]

  1. to lurk, to stalk

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: väijyä
  • Livonian: ve’jjõ

References

  1. ^ Holopainen, Sampsa, Junttila, Santeri (2022) Die alten arischen und baltischen Lehnverben der uralischen Sprachen, Dettelbach: Verlag J.H. Röll GmbH, →ISBN, page 80
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*väijü-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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