Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viskait'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

According to SSA and EES, possibly a sound-symbolic root[1][2] +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*viskait'ak (stem *viskaida-)[3]

  1. to throw, cast, toss
  2. to winnow (by throwing)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: viskama/visata
  • Finnish: viskata
  • Ingrian: visata
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: visata
    • South Karelian: viššata, viškata
  • Livonian: viskõ
  • Livvi: viškata
  • Ludian: viškaitta
  • Veps: viškaita
  • Võro: viskama/visadaq
  • Votic: vizgõtõ

References

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