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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valvadak

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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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Possibly from the same root as *valadak, or alternatively, per Aikio, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.[1]

Verb

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*valvadak (stem *valva-)[2]

  1. to stay up, to stay awake
  2. to keep an eye on, to guard

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: valvama/valvata
  • Finnish: (dialectal) valvaa
  • Võro: valvma/valvaq
  • Votic: (Mati) valvaa

From *valvodak (with *-odak):

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: Muutamia lisiä suomen germaaniseen lainasanastoon (2019) [1]
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*valva-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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