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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hauk'ait'ak

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. Possibly from the same onomatopoeic root as *haukkudak with + *-ait'ak.

Verb

*hauk'ait'ak (stem *haukkaida-)

  1. to bite
  2. to take a bite

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: haukama/haugata
  • Finnish: haukata
  • Ingrian: haukata
  • Karelian: haukata
  • Livvi: haukata
  • Ludian: haukaita
  • Veps: haukaita
  • Võro: haukama/haugadaq
  • Votic: (Mati, Pummala) aukata

Further reading

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