Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rapëda

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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

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Etymology 1

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Unclear. Possibly from the same root as *rabistak, or alternatively, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Lithuanian trapus) +‎ *-ëda.

Adjective

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*rapëda[1]

  1. brittle, crumbly

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: rabe
  • Finnish: rapea
  • Ingrian: rappia
  • Karelian:
  • Veps: rabed
  • Võro: rapõ
  • Votic: rappia

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *frawaz and nativized with +‎ *-ëda.

Adjective

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*rapëda[2]

  1. brisk, fast

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *ravëda:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rapëda¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*rapëda²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • rabe”, in [ETY] 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), “rapea”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN