Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/torjudak

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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

Unclear. Possibly a cognate with Proto-Samic *toarjōtēk.

Verb

*torjudak (stem *torju-)

  1. to fend off, to repulse, to drive away

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tõrjuma/tõrjuda
  • Finnish: torjua

Further reading

  • tõrjuma”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012