Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/urgët'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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finno-Permic *urke- (to flee) +‎ *-t'ak.

Verb[edit]

*urgët'ak (stem *urkënë-)

  1. to flee, to run away
    Synonym: *pagët'ak

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: urjeta
  • Karelian: (poetic) ureta
  • Livonian: (Courland) urgõ, (Salaca) urg

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “urjeta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN