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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/satama

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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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From *sata +‎ *-ma. The root is probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *staþaz (whence English stathe, German Gestade (shore), dialectal Danish stade (harbor)).

Another possible explanation is derivation from *sata- (to rain, to fall down), with the semantic development "place of falling" > "place of descending (into a boat)", for which a parallel appears in *valkama.

Noun

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*satama[1]

  1. harbor, haven

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: sadam
  • Finnish: satama
  • Ingrian: sattaama
  • Livonian: sadām
  • Võro: satam
  • Votic: satamõ

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*satama”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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