Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/unohtadak

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *unëhtadak

Etymology

Likely from *uni (sleep). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. suffix

Verb

*unohtadak (stem *unohta-)

  1. to forget

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: unustama/unustada
  • Finnish: unohtaa
  • Ingrian: unohtaa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: unohtua
  • Ludian: unohtada
  • Veps: unohtada
  • Votic: unohta

From *unëhtadak:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) unetama/unetada
  • Finnish: (dialectal) unehtua
  • Livonian: u’nnõ
  • Võro: unõhtama/unõhtaq

References

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