Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/levittädäk

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 *levit'äk +‎ *-ttädäk.

Verb

*levittädäk (stem *levittä-) (transitive)

  1. to spread, to spread out

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) levitama/levitada
  • Finnish: levittää
  • Ingrian: levittää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: levittyä
    • South Karelian: levittiä
  • Livvi: levittiä
  • Ludian: levittada, levittädä
  • Veps: levitada
  • Votic: (Kõrvõttula) levittää

Further reading

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