Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pidättädäk

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 *pitädäk +‎ *-ttädäk.

Verb

*pidättädäk (stem *pidättä-)

  1. to stop, to halt

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: peatama/peatada
  • Finnish: pidättää
  • Ingrian: piättää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: pijättyä
    • South Karelian: piettiä
  • Livvi: piättiä
  • Ludian: pidättädä, pidattada
  • Võro: piätämä/piätäq
  • Votic: piättä

Further reading

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