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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arvat'ak

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

From *arva (later *arvo) +‎ *-t'ak.

Verb

*arvat'ak (stem *arvada-)

  1. to suppose, to think
  2. to guess

Inflection
Inflection of *arvat'ak
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
present past imperative optative
1st sing. *arvadan *arvacin — *arvatkon
2nd sing. *arvadat *arvacit *arvadak *arvatkos
3rd sing. *arvadapi
*arvat		 *arvaci *arvatkasën *arvatkosën
1st plur. *arvadakmëk
*arvadakmak		 *arvacimëk
*arvacimak		 *arvatkatëmëk
*arvatkatamak		 *arvatkotëmëk
*arvatkotamak
2nd plur. *arvadaktëk
*arvadaktak		 *arvacidëk
*arvacidak		 *arvatkatë
*arvatkata		 *arvatkot'ëk
*arvatkotadak
3rd plur. *arvadabat
*arvat		 *arvaci *arvatkasën *arvatkosën
passive *arvadaksën
*arvadat'aksën		 *arvattisën
*arvadattihën		 *arvattakahën
*arvadattagasën		 *arvattakohën
*arvadattagosën
connegative *arvadak — *arvatkak *arvatkok
passive connegative *arvadaktak — *arvattagak
*arvadattagak		 *arvattagok
*arvadattagok
conditional 1 conditional 2 potential
1st sing. *arvadakcin *arvacicin *arvannën
2nd sing. *arvadakcit *arvacicit *arvannët
3rd sing. *arvadakci *arvacici *arvanni
1st plur. *arvadakcimëk
*arvadakcimak		 *arvacicimëk
*arvacicimak		 *arvannëmëk
*arvannëmak
2nd plur. *arvadakcidëk
*arvadakcidak		 *arvacicidëk
*arvacicidak		 *arvannëdëk
*arvannëdak
3rd plur. *arvadakci *arvacici *arvanni
passive *arvat'akcihën
*arvadat'akcisën		 *arvatticihën
*arvadatticisën		 *arvattanëhën
*arvadattanësën
connegative *arvadakcik *arvacicik *arvannëk
passive connegative *arvat'akcik
*arvadat'akcik		 *arvatticik
*arvadatticik		 *arvattanëk
*arvadattanëk
non-finite forms infinitives/nouns participles
active passive
infinitive 1 *arvat'ak present *arvadapa *arvattapa
*arvadattaba
infinitive 2 *arvattë- past *arvannut *arvattu
*arvadattu
gerund/supine *arvadama
action noun *arvadaminen

Descendants
  • Estonian: arvama/arvata
  • Finnish: arvata
  • Ingrian: arvata
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: arrõ
  • Livvi: arvata
  • Ludian: arvata
  • Võro: arvama/arvadaq
  • Votic: arvõtõ

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