Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vingërtadak

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

According to SSA and EES, of sound-symbolic origin;[1] SSA argues that the word is possibly ultimately derived from *vino.[2]

Verb

*vingërtadak (stem *vingërta-)[3]

  1. to squirm, to wriggle

Inflection

Descendants

From *vingërtadak:

  • Estonian: vingerdama/vingerdada
  • Võro: vingõrdama/vingõrdaq

From *vingertädäk:

From *vingërtëldak (+ *-ldak):

  • Votic: vingõrtõllõ

References

  1. ^ vingerdama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  2. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vinkura”, 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
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*vingErtA-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)