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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sigit'äk

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

Possibly *sike- + *-it'äk. Compare Proto-Samic *sëkënëtēk.

Verb

*sigit'äk (stem *sikidä-)

  1. to be conceived
  2. to procreate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sigima/sigida
  • Finnish: siitä
  • Ingrian: siitä
  • Karelian: sijetä
  • Livonian: si’ktõ ("to farrow")
  • Võro: siginemä/siidäq

Further reading

  • sigima in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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