Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/surdak

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 edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śure-. Directly cognate with Eastern Khanty [Term?] (to die).

Verb edit

*surdak (stem *surë-)

  1. to die

Inflection edit

Synonyms edit

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Descendants edit

  • Estonian: surema/surra
  • Finnish: surra
  • Ingrian: surra
  • Karelian: surra
  • Ludian: surematoińe (from seeming *surëmat'oin)
  • Veps: surduda (from seeming *surtudak)
  • Votic: surrõ
  • Lule Sami: surrat
  • Inari Sami: suurrađ

References edit

  • surema”, 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), 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