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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valvadak

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

Possibly from the same root as *valadak.

Verb

*valvadak

  1. to stay up, to stay awake
  2. to keep an eye on, to guard

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: valvama/valvata
  • Finnish: valvoa, (dialectal) valvaa
    • Inari Sami: válvuđ
  • Ingrian: valvoa
  • Karelian: valvuo
  • Livvi: valvuo
  • Võro: valvma/valvaq
  • Votic: valvaa, valvoa

Further reading

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