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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaatadak

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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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Unknown. Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- (to hit; strike) with *-tadak.[1] Alternatively possibly cognate with Proto-Samoyedic *kåtå- (to kill).[2]

Verb

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*kaatadak (stem *kaata-)

  1. to overturn
  2. to spill, to pour out

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: kaataa
  • Ingrian: kaataa
  • Karelian: kuatua
  • Ludian: koata

References

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  1. ^ Koivulehto, Jorma (2009) “Etymologisesti hämäriä -(is)tA-johdosverbejä, lainoja ja omapohjaisia”, in SUSA/JSFOu 92[1]
  2. ^ Salminen, Tapani (2023) “Suomalais-samojedilaisia sanavertailuja”, in Holopainen, Sampsa, Kim, Jeongdo, Metsäranta, Niklas, editors, Elämä ja etymologia: Janne Saarikiven 50-vuotisjuhlakirja, →ISBN