Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/helistäk

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

*helistäk (stem *helise-)

1. to ring, to sound
2. to jingle

Descendants

• Estonian: helisema/heliseda
• Finnish: helistä
• Ingrian: helissä
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: helissä
• Livvi: helištä
• Ludian: helišta
• Veps: ⇒ heläita
• Võro: helisemä/helistäq
• Votic: elisse

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “helistä”, 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