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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/repidäk

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *rëpëtēk. Possibly onomatopoeic. Words with a similar sound are also found in other languages, such as Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- and Hungarian reped.

Verb

*repidäk (stem *repi-)

  1. to tear, to rip

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: rebima/rebida
  • Finnish: repiä
  • Ingrian: reppiä
  • Karelian: repie (Northern), rebie (Southern)
  • Livvi: revitä
  • Ludian: rebitä
  • Veps: rebita
  • Võro: räbimä/räpiq
  • Votic: reppiä

Further reading

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