Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/havait'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-Germanic *hawāną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*havait'ak (stem *havaiccë-)

1. to observe, to notice
2. to awaken

Descendants

• Finnish: havaita
• Ingrian: havaita
• Karelian:
  • South Karelian: ⇒ havaiččuo
• Livvi: ⇒ havaiččuo
• Ludian: ⇒ havaitakse

From *hamait'ak:

• Finnish: (obsolete, rare) hamata
• Veps: ⇒ hama
• Võro: hamatsõma/hamatsaq

Further reading

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