Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nuhistak
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic root + *-istak.
Verb
[edit]- to snivel (to breathe heavily through the nose)
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: nohisema/nohiseda, (dialectal) nuhisema/nuhiseda
- Finnish: nuhista
- Karelian:
- South Karelian: nuhissa
- Livvi: nuhišta
- Veps: ⇒ nuhaida
- Võro: nuhisõma/nuhistaq
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “nuhista”, 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