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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kolistak

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

From the same onomatopoeic root as *kolat'ak +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*kolistak (stem *kolise-)

  1. to clatter, to rattle

Descendants
  • Estonian: kolisema/koliseda
  • Finnish: kolista
  • Ingrian: kolissa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: kolišta
  • Ludian: kolišta
  • Võro: kolisõma/kolistaq
  • Votic: kolissõ

Further reading
  • kolisema in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kolata”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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