Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kap'ërtadak

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

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Etymology

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Sound-symbolic.

Verb

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*kap'ërtadak (stem *kap'ërta-)[1]

  1. to totter, to wobble, to stumble
  2. to bungle, to fumble

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kap̆përta-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • kaperdama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “kapertaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN