Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kaiccëdak

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 from *kaja- (kajota) +‎ *-icce-.

Verb

*kaiccëdak (stem *kaiccë-)[1]

  1. to watch over, to guard, to keep safe

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kaitsma/kaitsta, kaitsema/kaitsta
  • Finnish: kaita, kaitsea
  • Karelian: kaita
  • Livonian: kaits
  • Veps: kaita
  • Võro: kaitsma/kaitsaq
  • Votic: (Mati) kaittsaa

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kaiccë-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)