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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hauk'ait'ak

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

Probably from an onomatopoeic root,[1] possibly the same onomatopoeic root as *haukkudak, with + *-ait'ak.

Verb

*hauk'ait'ak (stem *haukkaida-)

  1. to take a bite out of, bite off a piece of food

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: haukama/haugata
  • Finnish: haukata
  • Ingrian: haukata
  • Karelian: haukata
  • Livvi: haukata
  • Ludian: haukaita
  • Veps: haukaita
  • Võro: haukama/haugadaq
  • Votic: (Mati, Pummala) aukata

Further reading

  • haukama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  1. Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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