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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ulvodak

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

Probably onomatopoeic.

Verb

*ulvodak

  1. to howl

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: uluma/uluda
  • Finnish: ulvoa
  • Ingrian: ulvoa
  • Karelian: ulvuo
  • Livonian: u’llõ
  • Livvi: ulvuo
  • Ludian: ulvada
  • Votic: ulvoa
  • ? Samic: *(h)olvōtēk

Further reading

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