Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viheltädäk

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 an onomatopoeic root *vih-, compare *vihma. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix

Verb

*viheltädäk (stem *viheltä-)

  1. (Northern Finnic) to whistle

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: viheltää
  • Ingrian: viheltää
  • Karelian: viheltyä
  • Livvi: viheldiä
  • Ludian: vihelta, viheltä, vihelttä
  • Veps: vihelta

Further reading

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