Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/katkët'ak

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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

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic +‎ *-t'ak. Alternatively possibly derived (with the same suffix) from *kakci (two) (stem *kaktë-), with dissimilative metathesis from earlier **kaktët'ak.

Verb

*katkët'ak (stem *katkëda-)

  1. to break (into two pieces), to snap

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

  • katkema”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “katketa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN