Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vannodak

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

Unknown, but most likely akin to Proto-Samic *vuornōtēk (< *varno-). Sammallahti (1998: 191) suggests assimilation from earlier *vatno-; but contrast the development in e.g. *litna, *vatnas.

Verb

*vannodak (stem *vanno-)^[1]

to swear (to make an oath)

Descendants

Estonian: vannutada, (backformation) vanduma
Finnish: vannoa
Karelian: vannuo
Livonian: (Courland) vannõ, (Salaca) vann
Võro: vanma/vannuq
Votic: (Mati) vannota

From *vannudak:

Ingrian: vannua
Votic: vannua

References

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

“vanduma”, 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), 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
Sammallahti, Pekka. 1998. The Saami Languages : an Introduction. Kárášjohka: Davvi Girji.

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

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