Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ajadak

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *aja-, probably borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-, *h₂éǵeti; see the Proto-Uralic entry for more. Cognates include Proto-Samic *vuojētēk.

Verb

*ajadak (stem *aja-)[1]

  1. to go (in a vehicle), to drive

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ajama/ajada
  • Finnish: ajaa
  • Ingrian: aijaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ajua
    • South Karelian: ajua
  • Livonian: a'jjõ, (Salaca) aij
  • Ludian: ajada
  • Veps: ajada
  • Võro: ajama/ajjaq (also aama)
  • Votic: ajja

References

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