Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kiskoidak

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *kiskodak

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *kiśka- +‎ *-oidak. Related to Proto-Samic *këškōtēk.

Verb

*kiskoidak (stem *kiskoi-)

  1. to pull, to wrench, to tear

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kiskuma/kiskuda
  • Finnish: kiskoa
  • Ingrian: kiskoa
  • Karelian: kiskuo
  • Livonian: kisk
  • Veps: kiškoida
  • Võro: kiskma/kiskuq
  • Votic: tšiskoa

Further reading

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