Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/möristäk

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

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istäk.

Verb

*möristäk (stem *mörise-)[1]

  1. to growl, roar
    Synonyms: *muristak, *uristak

Descendants

  • Estonian: mörisema/möriseda
  • Finnish: möristä
  • Ingrian: mörissä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) mörissä
    • South Karelian: mörissä
  • Livvi: mörištä
  • >? Võro: mörisemä/möristäq
  • Votic: mörisse

From *möräit'äk (+ *-ait'ak):

  • Finnish: (dialectal) mörätä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: mörätä
    • South Karelian: mörätä
  • Livvi: mörätä
  • Ludian: möräita
  • Veps: möraita

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*mörise-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “mörisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “möristä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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