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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/appadak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *vuoppōtēk.

Verb

*appadak

  1. to eat ravenously, to devour

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: apama
  • Finnish: appaa
  • Karelian: appoa
  • Veps: apta

Further reading

  • apama in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) , “appaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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