Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/että

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

From Proto-Uralic *e- +‎ *-ttä.

Conjunction

*että

1. that
2. in order to, so that

Descendants

• Estonian: et
• Finnish: että
  • → Northern Sami: ahte
• Ingrian: etti
• Võro: et, õt
• Votic: etti, ette, (Kattila) että

Further reading

• “et”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012