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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tiristäk

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic root + *-istäk.

Verb

*tiristäk (stem *tirise-)

  1. to sizzle, to purl
  2. to chirp

Descendants

  • Estonian: tirisema/tiriseda
  • Finnish: tiristä
  • Ingrian: tirissä
  • Livvi: tiristä
  • Võro: tirisemä/tiristäq
  • Votic: tirisä

Further reading

  • tirisema in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), tiristä”, 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
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