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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/up'ottadak

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 *up'ot'ak + *-ttadak.

Verb

*up'ottadak (stem *up'otta-) (transitive)

  1. to sink (cause to sink)
  2. to drown (to kill by suffocating in water)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: uputama/uputada
  • Finnish: upottaa
  • Ingrian: upottaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: upottua
    • South Karelian: upottua
  • Livvi: upottua
  • Ludian: upottada
  • Veps: upotada
  • Võro: uputama/uputaq
  • Votic: upotta

Further reading

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