Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pakki

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 from the same root as *pak'ahtadak, in which case the meaning may have been "pain that feels like something is about to burst". This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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*pakki[1]

  1. pressing pain; ache, soreness

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: pakk (haste, hurry), pakitamapakitada (to be sore, ache)
  • Livonian: paḱ (to force to eat)
  • Võro: pakk'

*pakko (Northern Finnic):

  • Finnish: pakko (need, obligation), pakottaa (to force; be sore, ache)
  • Ingrian: pakko (necessary)
    • Votic: pakko (required, necessary)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pakko (need, obligation)
    • South Karelian: pakko (need, obligation)
  • Ludian: pakottada (to be sore, ache)
  • Veps: pakutada (to be sore, ache)

References

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

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pakko1”, 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