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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ciivot'ak

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *tijwo- (*tijwa-w-) with +‎ *-t'ak, cognate with Proto-Samic *tivōtēk, further origin unknown.

Verb

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*ciivot'ak (stem *ciivoda-)

  1. to clean, to tidy up

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: siivota
  • Ingrian: siivota
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) siivoa

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “siivo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (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