Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pako

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 1

From *pagët'ak +‎ *-o.

Noun

*pako[1]

  1. escape, flight, fleeing
  2. refuge, haven

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: pagu
  • Finnish: pako
  • Ingrian: pako
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pako
    • South Karelian: pago
  • Livvi: pago
  • Ludian: pago
  • Veps: pago
  • Võro: pago
  • Votic: pako

References

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

Etymology 2

Probably a development from Etymology 1 (or possibly the other way around, if the nominal is primary instead of the verb).

Noun

*pako[1]

  1. crack, slit, tear

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) pagu
  • Finnish: pako
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: -pako (in compound: silmäpako)
    • South Karelian: -pago (in compound: silmäpago)
  • Livonian: pa’g
  • Livvi: -pago (in compound: silmypago)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*pako”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • pagu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “pago”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN