Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/koristak

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

*koristak (stem *korisë-)

1. to wheeze
2. to growl

Descendants

• Estonian: korisema/koriseda
• Finnish: korista
• Ingrian: korissa
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: korissa
  • South Karelian: korissa
• Livonian: goŗīkšõ
• Võro: korisõma/koristaq
• Votic: korissõ

Further reading

• “korisema”, 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), “korista”, 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