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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pürkidäk

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

Akin to Proto-Samic *përkëtēk (“to work”), both possibly borrowings from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną. The substitution *w → *p would be for phonotactic reasons.

Verb

*pürkidäk (stem *pürki-)

  1. to strive for, to endeavor
  2. to tend to do

Inflection
Inflection of *pürkidäk
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
present past imperative optative
1st sing. *pürgin *pürkejin — *pürkigon
2nd sing. *pürgit *pürkejit *pürgik *pürkigos
3rd sing. *pürkibi
*pürki		 *pürkeji *pürkigäsen *pürkigosen
1st plur. *pürgikmek
*pürgikmäk		 *pürkejimek
*pürkejimäk		 *pürkigätemek
*pürkigätämäk		 *pürkigotemek
*pürkigotämäk
2nd plur. *pürgiktek
*pürgiktäk		 *pürkejidek
*pürkejidäk		 *pürkigäte
*pürkigätä		 *pürkigot'ek
*pürkigotädäk
3rd plur. *pürkibät
*pürki		 *pürkeji *pürkigäsen *pürkigosen
passive *pürgiksen *pürkidisen
*pürgittisen		 *pürkidäkähen
*pürgittäkähen		 *pürkidäkohen
*pürgittäkohen
connegative *pürgik — *pürkigäk *pürkigok
passive connegative *pürgiktäk — *pürkidägäk
*pürgittägäk		 *pürkidägok
*pürgittägok
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st sing. *pürgikcin *pürkejicin *pürkinen
2nd sing. *pürgikcit *pürkejicit *pürkinet
3rd sing. *pürgikci *pürkejici *pürkini
1st plur. *pürgikcimek
*pürgikcimäk		 *pürkejicimek
*pürkejicimäk		 *pürkinemek
*pürkinemäk
2nd plur. *pürgikcidek
*pürgikcidäk		 *pürkejicidek
*pürkejicidäk		 *pürkinedek
*pürkinedäk
3rd plur. *pürgikci *pürkejici *pürkini
passive *pürkidäkcihen
*pürgit'äkcihen		 *pürkidicihen
*pürgitticihen		 *pürkidänehen
*pürgittänehen
connegative *pürgikcik *pürkejicik *pürkinek
passive connegative *pürkidäkcik
*pürgit'äkcik		 *pürkidicik
*pürgitticik		 *pürkidänek
*pürgittänek
non-finite forms infinitives/nouns participles
active passive
infinitive 1 *pürkidäk present *pürkibä *pürkidäpä
*pürgittäpä
infinitive 2 *pürkide- past *pürkinüt *pürkidü
*pürgittü
gerund/supine *pürkimä
action noun *pürkiminen

Descendants
  • Finnish: pyrkiä
    • Estonian: → pürgima (“to grub, to penetrate into”)
  • Ingrian: pyrkiä
  • Karelian: pyrkie
  • Ludian: pür'gittädä (“to ask for something”)
  • Votic: pürtšiä

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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