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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/avait'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

*ava + *-it'ak

Verb

*avait'ak (stem *avaida-)

  1. to open

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: avama/avada
  • Finnish: avata
  • Ingrian: avata
  • Karelian: avata
  • Livonian: ovātõ
  • Livvi: avata
  • Ludian: avaita, avaitta
  • Veps: avaita
  • Votic: avatõ

Further reading

  • avama in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #16 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungary.
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