Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vabistak

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

From sound-symbolic root +‎ *-istak.

Verb

*vabistak (stem *vapisë-)

1. to shiver, to tremble

Descendants

• Estonian: vabisema/vabiseda
• Finnish: vapista
• Ingrian: vavissa
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: vapissa, vavissa
  • South Karelian: vabissa
• Livvi: vabišta

Further reading

• “vabisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012