Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vinistäk

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

*vinistäk (stem *vinise-)[1]

  1. to whine, squeal, squeak
    Synonym: *vinkudak

Descendants

  • Estonian: vinisema/viniseda
  • Finnish: (dialectal) vinistä
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) vinissä
  • Livonian: viņīkšõ
  • Livvi: (dialectal) vinissä
  • >? Võro: vinisemä/vinistäq

References

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

Further reading

  • vinisema”, 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), “vinistä”, 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