Reconstruction:Proto-Uralic/woča-
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This Proto-Uralic 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-Uralic
Etymology
Possibly from *woča (“fence”) with semantic development "to protect" > "to guard, to keep an eye on" > "to wait".
Verb
*woča- (Finno-Volgaic)
- to wait
Descendants
From *woča-w-kta-:
- Proto-Samic: *oacōttētēk
- Proto-Finnic: *odottadak (see there for further descendants)
References
- Aikio, Ante. 2016. "The Finnic 'secondary e-stems' and Proto-Uralic vocalism". Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja 95, pp. 25–66.