Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/suxe-

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This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

According to Koivulehto, possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (to set in motion),[1] although this etymology is problematic.[2]

Verb[edit]

*suxe-

  1. to row

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-Samic: *sukëtēk, *suvtētēk (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *soutadak (see there for further descendants)

Further reading[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Koivulehto, Jorma (1991) Uralische Evidenz für die Laryngaltheorie (Philosophisch-Historische Klasse; 556) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, →ISBN, pages 59-63
  2. ^ Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso, Elena Skribnik. Of fish, boats, and people: Expressions of aquamotion in Uralic. Itämeren kieliapajilta Volgan verkoille: Pühendusteos Riho Grünthalile 22. mail 2024 (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia = Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne 278), Helsinki 2024. p. 72