Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pagistak

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

Etymology

Sound-symbolic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*pagistak (stem *pakisë-)

1. to talk

Derived terms

• *pakina

Descendants

• >? Estonian: pagisema/pagiseda
• Finnish: pakista
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: paissa
  • South Karelian: paissa
• Livonian: (Salaca) pagat
• Livvi: paišta
• Ludian: pagišta
• Veps: pagišta
• >? Votic: pakisõ

Further reading

• “pagisema”, 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), “pakista”, 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