Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/odottadak

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 Proto-Finno-Permic *woča-w- +‎ *-ttadak (*woča-w-kta-).

Verb

*odottadak (stem *odotta-)[1]

  1. to wait, to wait for

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: ootama/oodata
  • Finnish: odottaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vuottoa
    • South Karelian: vuottoa
  • Livvi: vuottua
  • Ludian: vuottada
  • Veps: vottatada
  • Võro: uutma/uutaq
  • Votic: ootta

References

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

Further reading

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