Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/häilüdäk

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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]

Sound-symbolic origin. Probably a variant of *hëiludak.

Verb[edit]

*häilüdäk (stem *häilü-)

  1. to swing, to sway, to rock

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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