Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/muha-

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 and EES, sound-symbolic.[1][2]

Verb

*muha- (stem *muha-)[3]

  1. to smile, smirk
  2. to chuckle

Descendants

From *muhait'ak (+ *-ait'ak):

  • Finnish: (dialectal, obsolete?) muhata, ⇒ muhoilla
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: muhata
  • Ludian: muhaita
  • Veps: muhata

From *muhëldak (+ *-ldak):

  • Estonian: muhelema/muhelda ~ muheleda
  • Võro: muhelõma/muheldaq

From *muhistak (+ *-istak):

  • Finnish: (dialectal) muhista
  • Ingrian: muhissa
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: muhissa
  • Livvi: muhišta
  • Ludian: muhišta
  • Votic: muhissõ

From *muhahtadak (+ *-ahtadak):

  • Estonian: muhatama/muhatada
  • Finnish: (dialectal) muhahtaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: muhahtua
    • South Karelian: muhahtua
  • Ludian: muhahtada
  • Veps: muhahta
  • Votic: (Kattila) muhahtaa

References

  1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “muhata”, 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. ^ “muhelema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  3. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*muha⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)
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