Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/silittädäk

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 *siledä +‎ *-(i)ttädäk.

Verb

*silittädäk (stem *silittä-)

  1. to smooth
  2. to stroke, to pet

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: silitama/silitada
  • Finnish: silittää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šilittyä
    • South Karelian: šilittiä
  • Livvi: silittiä
  • Ludian: silittada, sil'ittädä
  • Veps: sil'itada

Further reading

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