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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vabistak

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 sound-symbolic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*vabistak (stem *vapisë-)

  1. to shiver, to tremble

Descendants
  • Estonian: vabisema/vabiseda
  • Finnish: vapista
  • Ingrian: vavissa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vapissa, vavissa
    • South Karelian: vabissa
  • Livvi: vabišta

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