Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pöörtädäk

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 *pöörä (a turn, wheel) +‎ *-tädäk.

Verb

*pöörtädäk (stem *pöörtä-)

  1. to turn, rotate
  2. to turn, turn around

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: pöörama/pöörata
  • Finnish: pyörtää
  • Ingrian: pöörtää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pyörtyä
    • South Karelian: pyördiä
  • Livonian: pīertõ
  • Livvi: pyördiä
  • Veps: pörtta
  • Võro: pü̬ü̬rdmä/pöördäq/pü̬ü̬rdäq
  • Votic: püürtä

Further reading

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