Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haldit'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-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *haldaną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*haldit'ak (stem *haldiccë-) (Northern Finnic)

1. to hold, to keep
2. to control, to rule

Descendants

• Finnish: hallita
  • → Estonian: haldama/hallata
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: hallita
  • South Karelian: hallita
• Livvi: hallita

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hallita”, 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