Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lobistak

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

*lobistak (stem *lopisë-)

1. to chatter, to blabber

Descendants

• Estonian: lobisema/lopiseda, lobama/lobada
• Finnish: lopista
• Ingrian: lopista
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: lovissa
• Livonian: ⇒ lobāstõ
• Veps: ⇒ lobaita
• Võro: lobisõma/lobistaq
• Votic: lopisõ

Further reading

• “lobama”, 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), “lopista”, 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