Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/likkadak

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

  • *liikkadak

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly related to *liikkudak.

Verb

*likkadak (stem *likka-)[1]

  1. to limp
    Synonyms: *konk'at'ak, *limp'at'ak, *lonk'at'ak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) likatama/likatada
  • Võro: likkama/likadaq

From *liik'at'ak (+ *-t'ak):

References

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

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “liikata”, 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