Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/joristak

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 +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*joristak (stem *jorisë-)

1. to grumble, to mutter
2. to chatter, to chit-chat

Related terms

• *jorina
• *joro

Descendants

• Estonian: jorisema/joriseda
• Finnish: jorista
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: jorissa
  • South Karelian: jorissa
• Livvi: jorista
• Võro: jorisõma/joristaq

Further reading

• “jorisema”, 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), “jorista”, 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