Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ehtüdäk

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

Probably from *ehtidäk +‎ *-üdäk, or alternatively, derived from *e-.

Verb

*ehtüdäk (stem *ehtü-)

  1. (of cows) to stop producing milk

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) ehtima/ehtida
  • Finnish: ehtyä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: ehtyö
    • South Karelian: ehtyö
  • Livvi: ehtyö
  • Ludian: ehtüskeski

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ehtyä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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