Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mattadak

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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Possibly a cognate with Proto-Samic *muottētēk, but this is uncertain due to the semantic difference.

Verb

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*mattadak (stem *matta-)

  1. to cover
    Synonym: *peittädäk

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *matto (ceiling)
    • Finnish: (dialectal) matto
    • Karelian: matto

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • matma”, 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), “matto”, 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