Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaipudak

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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*vai- +‎ *-pudak. Possibly from the same root as *vajaga and *vajot'ak.

Verb

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*vaipudak (stem *vaipu-)

  1. to tire, to fatigue
  2. to abate, to subside
  3. to sink

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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