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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/up'ot'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 Proto-Finno-Permic *uppa/*wuppa (suffocating) (whence Erzya опамомс (opamoms, to suffocate)) with semantic development "to suffocate" > "to drown" > "to sink", with the suffix *-ot'ak. The sense "to suffocate" survives in Karelian upehtuo and Veps upehtuda.[1]

Verb

*up'ot'ak (stem *uppoda-)[2]

  1. to drown (in water)
  2. to sink (in water)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: uppuma/uppuda
  • Finnish: upota
  • Ingrian: upota
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: upāndõ
  • Livvi: upota
  • Ludian: upota
  • Veps: upota
  • Võro: uppuma/uppudaq
  • Votic: upotõ

References

  1. Aikio, Ante: Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft, 2020)
  2. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*uppoda-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)
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