Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/säästädäk

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

Probably derived from *sää. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

*säästädäk (stem *säästä-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. to put aside, to save

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: säästää
    • Estonian: säästma/säästa
    • Northern Sami: seastit
  • Ingrian: säästö
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šiäštyä
    • South Karelian: šiäštiä
  • Livvi: siästiä
  • Ludian: šiästädä

Further reading

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