Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/palvat'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 edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence dialectal Lule Sami buolvvet), further origin unknown.

Verb edit

*palvat'ak (stem *palvada-)

  1. to cure (to preserve meat by roasting it slowly)
  2. to dry (meat or fish)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: palvata
  • Ingrian: palvata
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: palvauta

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “palvata”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN