Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tuttaba

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

The consonant-stem present passive participle of *tuntëdak, equivalent roughly to *tuntëdak +‎ *-ttaba (with simplification *tunttaba > *tuttaba).

Adjective

*tuttaba

  1. familiar, acquainted

Noun

*tuttaba

  1. acquaintance (person)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tuttav
  • Finnish: tuttava
  • Ingrian: tuttava
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: tuttavu, tuttav
  • Ludian: tuttav, tuttab
  • Veps: tutab
  • Võro: tutva
  • Votic: tuttõvõ

See also

  • Livonian tundtõb

Further reading

  • tundma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tuttava”, 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