Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/virgot'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

From *virk- +‎ *-ot'ak, from the same root as *virkedä and *virkka.

Verb

*virgot'ak (stem *virkoda-)

  1. to awake, to wake up
    Synonym: *heräit'äk
  2. to resuscitate
  3. to revive

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: virguma/virguda
  • Finnish: virota
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: virgõ
  • Livvi: virota
  • Ludian: virgota
  • Võro: virguma/virgudaq

Further reading

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