Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/cibistäk

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

According to SSA, sound-symbolic^[1] +‎ *-istäk.

Verb

*cibistäk (stem *cipise-)^[2]

to rustle, hiss
to whisper

Descendants

Estonian: (dialectal) sibisema/sibiseda
Finnish: sipistä
Karelian:
- South Karelian: (dialectal) čivissä
Livonian: tsibīkšõ
Livvi: čibištä
Võro: tsibisemä/tsibistäq
Votic: (Jõgõperä) šipisä

References

^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “sipistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (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
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*cipise-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

[1] Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “sipistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎^[1] (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

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

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