Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuultadak

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 *tuuli (wind) +‎ *-tadak.

Verb

*tuultadak (stem *tuulta-)

  1. to winnow (separate grain from the chaff with a current of air)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tuulama/tuulata
  • Finnish: tuultaa
  • Ingrian: tuultaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: tuultua
    • South Karelian: tuuldua
  • Livonian: tūldõ
  • Livvi: tuuldua

Further reading

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