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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hauk'ait'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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Probably from an onomatopoeic root,[1] possibly the same onomatopoeic root as *haukkudak, with +‎ *-ait'ak.

Verb

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*hauk'ait'ak (stem *haukkaida-)[2]

  1. to take a bite out of, bite off a piece of food

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*haukkaida-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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