Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vaakkudak

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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

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Onomatopoeic.

Verb

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*vaakkudak (stem *vaakku-)

  1. to caw (to make cry of a crow)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vaakuma/vaakuda
  • Finnish: vaakkua
  • Karelian: voakkoa (< *vaakkadak)
  • Võro: vaakma/vaakuq
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä, Kattila) vaakkua

Further reading

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  • vaakuma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012