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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/udëldak

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

From *utëdak + *-ldak, from earlier *uče-, whence also Proto-Samic *ocëtēk (to seek). Further origin unknown.

Verb

*udëldak (stem *utëlë-)[1]

  1.  ? to ask questions about

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: udella (to ask questions about)

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*utë-lë-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “udella”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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