Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/potkëdak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly a cognate with Proto-Samic *poatkëtēk (“to break”) (< *potke-).
Verb
*potkëdak (stem *potkë-)[1]
Inflection
Inflection of *potkëdak
| Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | ||||
| present | past | imperative | optative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sing. | *potkën | *potkin | — | *potkëgon |
| 2nd sing. | *potkët | *potkit | *potkëk | *potkëgos |
| 3rd sing. | *potkëbi *potki |
*potki | *potkëgasën | *potkëgosën |
| 1st plur. | *potkëkma | *potkima | *potkëgatëma | *potkëgotëma |
| 2nd plur. | *potkëkta | *potkida | *potkëgata | *potkëgotta |
| 3rd plur. | *potkëbat *potki |
*potki | *potkëgasën | *potkëgosën |
| passive | *potkëksën *potkët'aksën |
*potkëdisën *potkëttisën |
*potkëdakahën *potkëttakahën |
*potkëdakohën *potkëttakohën |
| connegative | *potkëk | — | *potkëgak | *potkëgok |
| passive connegative | *potkëktak | — | *potkëdagak *potkëttagak |
*potkëdagok *potkëttagok |
| conditional 1 | conditional 2 | potential | ||
| 1st sing. | *potkëkcin | *potkicin | *potkënën | |
| 2nd sing. | *potkëkcit | *potkicit | *potkënët | |
| 3rd sing. | *potkëkci | *potkici | *potkëni | |
| 1st plur. | *potkëkcima | *potkicima | *potkënëma | |
| 2nd plur. | *potkëkcita | *potkicita | *potkënëta | |
| 3rd plur. | *potkëkci | *potkici | *potkëni | |
| passive | *potkëdakcihën *potkët'akcihën |
*potkëdicihën *potkëtticihën |
*potkëdanëhën *potkëttanëhën | |
| connegative | *potkëkcik | *potkicik | *potkënëk | |
| passive connegative | *potkëdakcik *potkët'akcik |
*potkëdicik *potkëtticik |
*potkëdanëk *potkëttanëk | |
| non-finite forms | infinitives/nouns | participles | ||
| active | passive | |||
| infinitive 1 | *potkëdak | present | *potkëba | *potkëdapa *potkëttapa |
| infinitive 2 | *potkëdë- | past | *potkënut | *potkëdu *potkëttu |
| gerund/supine | *potkëma | negative | *potkëmat'oin | |
| action noun | *potkëminen | |||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Finnish: potkea
- Karelian:
- North Karelian: potkie
- South Karelian: potkie
References
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “potkea”, 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