Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/inistäk

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

*inistäk (stem *inise-)

1. to buzz

Descendants

• Estonian: inisema/iniseda
• Finnish: inistä
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: inissä
• Livvi: inissä
• Võro: inisemä/inistäq

Further reading

• “inisema”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “inistä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN