Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pako

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 1 edit

From *pagët'ak +‎ *-o.

Noun edit

*pako

  1. escape, flight, fleeing
  2. refuge, haven

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: pagu
  • Finnish: pako
  • Ingrian: pako
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pako
    • South Karelian: pago
  • Livvi: pago
  • Ludian: pago
  • Veps: pago
  • Võro: pago
  • Votic: pako

Etymology 2 edit

Probably a development from Etymology 1 (or possibly the other way around, if the nominal is primary instead of the verb).

Noun edit

*pako

  1. crack, slit, tear

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • pagu”, 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), “pago”, 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