Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mainit'ak

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*mainit'ak (stem *mainiccë-)

1. to mention

Descendants

• Estonian: (dialectal) mainitsema/mainitseda
• Finnish: mainita
  • → Estonian: mainima/mainida
  • → Northern Sami: máinnastit
• Ingrian: mainita, mainia
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: mainita
  • South Karelian: mainita
• Livvi: mainita
• Ludian: mainita
• Võro: mainitsõma/mainitsaq
• Votic: mainittsa, mainia

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “mainita”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN