Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/palait'ak

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Appears to contain the suffix +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb[edit]

*palait'ak (stem *palaida-)

  1. to turn, turn over, e.g. of turning over hay that is drying

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: palata (to return), (dialectal, obsolete) palaita
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: palata (to return)
  • Livonian: pa’llõ
  • Võro: palama/pallaq

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “palata”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN