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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/noppidak

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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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Sound-symbolic. Compare with *näppi.

Verb

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*noppidak (stem *noppi-)

  1. to pick
  2. to pluck

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: noppima/noppida
  • Finnish: (dialectal) noppia
  • Ingrian: noppia
  • Livvi: noppie
  • Votic: (Kattila) noppia

Further reading

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  • noppima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012