Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salvadak

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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]

Cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (which possibly borrowed from Finnic), whence Southern Sami suolvedh. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb[edit]

*salvadak (stem *salva-)

  1. to bite
  2. to notch (cut a notch into logs for joining)
  3. (Northern Finnic) to castrate

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