Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pästädäk

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 edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From *pä(ä)stäk +‎ *-tädäk.

Verb edit

*pästädäk (stem *pästä-)

  1. to let go
  2. to release
  3. to rescue, to save

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

*pästädäk

  • Livonian: pästõ
  • Võro: pästmä/pästäq

*päästädäk

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “päästää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN