Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoitadak

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH (> *hoi-) +‎ *-tadak.

Verb

edit

*hoitadak (stem *hoita-)

  1. to nurse, to care for
  2. to look after
  3. to keep, to hold

Inflection

edit

Descendants

edit

Further reading

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