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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/moskëdak

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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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From Proto-Uralic *mośke-. Continued in South Estonian only, replaced elsewhere by *pestäk.

Verb

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*moskëdak (stem *moskë-)[1]

  1. to wash (with water)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Võro: mõskma

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*moskë-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • mõskma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012