Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lagittadak

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 1

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (to lay) and further derived with *-ttadak.

Verb

*lagittadak (stem *lagitta-)[1]

  1. to place, to put down

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: laittaa
  • Ingrian: laittaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: laittoa
    • South Karelian: laittua
  • Votic: laitta

References

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

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lahaną and further derived with *-ttadak, or of the same origin as etymology 1.

Verb

*lagittadak (stem *lagitta-)

  1. to criticize

Inflection

Descendants

Further reading

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