Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tahtoidak

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

Etymology edit

*tahtadak from earlier *tašta-. Related to Proto-Samic *tuostōtēk (to seize), suggesting that the word originally meant "to seize", from which the sense "to want" could have developed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

The form *tahtoidak has an additional *-j (*tahtoi- < *tašta-j-; see *-oidak).

Verb edit

*tahtoidak (stem *tahtoi-)

  1. to want

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

From *tahtadak:

  • Estonian: tahtma/tahta
  • Võro: tahtma/tahtaq
  • Votic: tahtautõ

From *tahto(i)dak:

References edit

  • 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