Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lühentädäk

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 *lühene- +‎ *-tädäk.

Verb

*lühentädäk (stem *lühentä-)

  1. to shorten (to make shorter)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lühendama/lühendada
  • Finnish: lyhentää
  • Ingrian: lyhentää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: lyhentöä
    • South Karelian: lyhendiä
  • Livonian: lītiņtõ
  • Livvi: lyhendiä
  • Ludian: lüheta
  • Veps: lüheta
  • Võro: lühendämä/lühendäq
  • Votic: lühettä

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lyhyt”, 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