Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pomistak

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*pomistak (stem *pomisë-)

1. to murmur, to mumble, to mutter

Descendants

• Estonian: pomisema/pomiseda
• Finnish: (dialectal) pomista
• Ingrian: bomista
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: pomissa
• Livonian: bomīkšõ
• Võro: pomisõma/pomistaq
• Votic: bomisõ

Further reading

• “pomisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pomista”, 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