Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/nostadak

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 *noustak +‎ *-tadak. The loss of *-u- indicates that the derivative must be old, before the phonotactics allowed for a sequence like *-oust-.

Verb

*nostadak (stem *nosta-)[1]

  1. to lift, to raise, to elevate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tõstma/tõsta
  • Finnish: nostaa
  • Ingrian: nostaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: noštua
    • South Karelian: noštua
  • Livonian: nustõ
  • Livvi: nostua
  • Ludian: nostada
  • Võro: nõstma/nõstaq
  • Votic: nõssa

References

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