Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raivat'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

By metathesis from earlier *rawja- (cf. similar metathesis in *laiva, *raivo), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *strawjaną +‎ *-t'ak.

Verb edit

*raivat'ak (stem *raivada-)

  1. to clear (a forest, a field etc.; to remove obstructions, impediments or unwanted items from)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: raivata
  • Ingrian: raivata
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: raivata

Further reading edit

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