Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tik'uttadak

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 onomatopoeic root (possibly from the same as *tikka) +‎ *-ttadak.

Verb

*tik'uttadak (stem *tik'utta-)[1]

  1. to tick, to knock in a continuous manner, like a woodpecker knocks a tree

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tikutama/tikutada
  • Finnish: (dialectal) tikuttaa
  • Ingrian: tikuttaa
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: tikuttua
  • Livvi: tikuttua
  • Veps: tikutada

References

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

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tikittää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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
  • tikutama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012