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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/palait'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. Appears to contain the suffix +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

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*palait'ak (stem *palaida-)[1]

  1. to turn, turn over, e.g. of turning over hay that is drying

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: palata (to return), (dialectal, obsolete) palaita
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: palata (to return)
  • Livonian: pa’llõ
  • Võro: palama/pallaq

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*palaida-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “palata”, 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