Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/uristak

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*uristak (stem *urisë-)

1. to growl

Descendants

• Estonian: urisema/uriseda
• Finnish: urista
• Ingrian: urissa
• Karelian: urissa
• Livonian: urīkšõ
• Livvi: urišta
• Ludian: urišta
• ⇒ Veps: uraita (suffix replaced)
• Votic: urissõ

Further reading

• “urisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012