Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lic'at'ak

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

According to SSA and EES, of sound-symbolic origin^[1]^[2] +‎ *-t'ak.

Verb

*lic'at'ak (stem *liccada-)^[3]

to press, to squeeze
to cram

Inflection

Inflection of *lic'at'ak

	present	past	imperative	optative
Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
1st sing.	*liccadan	*liccacin	—	*lic'atkon
2nd sing.	*liccadat	*liccacit	*liccadak	*lic'atkos
3rd sing.	liccadapi lic'at	*liccaci	*lic'atkasën	*lic'atkosën
1st plur.	liccadakmëk liccadakmak	liccacimëk liccacimak	lic'atkatëmëk lic'atkatamak	lic'atkotëmëk lic'atkotamak
2nd plur.	liccadaktëk liccadaktak	liccacidëk liccacidak	lic'atkatë lic'atkata	lic'atkot'ëk lic'atkotadak
3rd plur.	liccadabat lic'at	*liccaci	*lic'atkasën	*lic'atkosën
passive	liccadaksën liccadat'aksën	lic'attisën liccadattihën	lic'attakahën liccadattagasën	lic'attakohën liccadattagosën
connegative	*liccadak	—	*lic'atkak	*lic'atkok
passive connegative	*liccadaktak	—	lic'attagak liccadattagak	lic'attagok liccadattagok
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st sing.	*liccadakcin	*liccacicin	*lic'annën
2nd sing.	*liccadakcit	*liccacicit	*lic'annët
3rd sing.	*liccadakci	*liccacici	*lic'anni
1st plur.	liccadakcimëk liccadakcimak	liccacicimëk liccacicimak	lic'annëmëk lic'annëmak
2nd plur.	liccadakcidëk liccadakcidak	liccacicidëk liccacicidak	lic'annëdëk lic'annëdak
3rd plur.	*liccadakci	*liccacici	*lic'anni
passive	lic'at'akcihën liccadat'akcisën	lic'atticihën liccadatticisën	lic'attanëhën liccadattanësën
connegative	*liccadakcik	*liccacicik	*lic'annëk
passive connegative	lic'at'akcik liccadat'akcik	lic'atticik liccadatticik	lic'attanëk liccadattanëk
non-finite forms	infinitives/nouns		participles
non-finite forms	infinitives/nouns		active	passive
infinitive 1	*lic'at'ak	present	*liccadapa	lic'attapa liccadattaba
infinitive 2	*lic'attë-	past	*lic'annut	lic'attu liccadattu
gerund/supine	*liccadama
action noun	*liccadaminen

Descendants

Finnish: (dialectal) litsata
Karelian:
- North Karelian: ličata
- South Karelian: ličata
Livvi: ličata
Ludian: ličaita
Veps: ličta

From *liccudak (with *-udak):

Estonian: litsuma/litsuda
Võro: litsma/litsuq

References

^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “litsata”, 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
^ “litsuma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*liccada-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

[1] Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “litsata”, 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

[2] “litsuma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012

[3] Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*liccada-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)

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