Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/parat'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

From *para- +‎ *-t'ak. The same root appears also in *paras. Compare Northern Sami buorránit.

Verb edit

*parat'ak (stem *paranë-)

  1. to improve
  2. to heal, to recover

Inflection edit

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Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “parata”, 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