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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/përgat'ak

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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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Unknown. Borrowing from Proto-Germanic *berganą is now considered unlikely. Appears to contain the suffix +‎ *-t'ak.

Verb

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*përgat'ak (stem *përkada-)

  1. to clear, to clean

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: (dialectal) põrgama/põrata
  • Finnish: perata
  • Ingrian: perata
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: pergua
  • Ludian: pergada

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “perata”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (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