Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suuttadak

Proto-Finnic

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Alternative forms

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  • *suittadak

Etymology

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Probably *suu +‎ *-ttadak.

Verb

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*suuttadak (stem *suutta-)

  1. ? to be able to
  2. ? to gather

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: suutma (to be able, to have the energy for)
  • Finnish: suuttaa, suittaa (to be able, to have the energy for) (both dated and dialectal)
  • Karelian: suittoa (to save, to gather; to be able)
  • Livonian: sõitõ (to be able)
  • Livvi: suittua (to save, to gather)
  • Ludian: suittada (to save, to gather)

Further reading

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  • 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), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Suittoa in Karjalan kielen sanakirja by Kotus: [2]