Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jankkadak

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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

Sound-symbolic.

Verb

*jankkadak (stem *jankka-)[1]

  1. to argue, to nag, to insist

Inflection

Descendants

From *jankkadak:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) jankama/jankada

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

From *jank'ëldak (+ *-ldak):

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*jankka-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “jankata”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä (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