Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/riideldäk

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 *riita +‎ *-(e)ldäk.

Verb

*riideldäk (stem *riitele-)

  1. to quarrel

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: riidlema/riielda
  • Finnish: riidellä
  • Ingrian: riijellä
  • Karelian: riijellä
  • Livonian: rīdļõ
  • Livvi: rijjellä
  • Ludian: riideldä
  • Veps: riidelta
  • Votic: riijjõllõ, (Pummala) ridʹdʹõlla

Further reading

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