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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kiusat'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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *keusaną + *-t'ak.

Verb

*kiusat'ak

  1. to tease
  2. to bother
  3. to torment

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kiusama/kiusata
  • Finnish: kiusata
    • Northern Sami: givssidit
  • Ingrian: kiusata
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: kiužõ
  • Võro: kiusama/kiusadaq
  • Votic: tšiuzata

Further reading

  • kiusama in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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