Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vatkudak

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-Uralic *watka- +‎ *-udak.

Verb edit

*vatkudak (stem *vatku-)[1]

  1. to untangle or fluff wool

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: vatkuma/vatkuda
  • Võro: vakma/vakkuq

References edit

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

Further reading edit

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