Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lagittadak

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 1

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną (“to lay”) and further derived with *-ttadak.

Verb

*lagittadak (stem *lagitta-)

1. to place, to put down

Inflection

Inflection of *lagittadak

Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
	present	past	imperative	optative
1st sing.	*lagit'an	*lagit'oin	—	*lagittagon
2nd sing.	*lagit'at	*lagit'oit	*lagit'ak	*lagittagos
3rd sing.	*lagittapi *lagitta	*lagittoi	*lagittakahën	*lagittakohën
1st plur.	*lagit'akmëk *lagit'akmak	*lagittoimëk *lagittoimak	*lagittakadëmëk *lagittakadamak	*lagittakodëmëk *lagittakodamak
2nd plur.	*lagit'aktëk *lagit'aktak	*lagittoidëk *lagittoidak	*lagittakadë *lagittakada	*lagittagot'ëk *lagittakodadak
3rd plur.	*lagittabat *lagitta	*lagittoi	*lagittakahën	*lagittakohën
passive	*lagit'aksën *lagit'at'aksën	*lagittatihën *lagit'attihën	*lagittatagasën *lagit'attagasën	*lagittatagosën *lagit'attagosën
connegative	*lagit'ak	—	*lagittagak	*lagittagok
passive connegative	*lagit'aktak	—	*lagittatagak *lagit'attagak	*lagittatagok *lagit'attagok
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st sing.	*lagit'akcin	*lagittoicin	*lagittanën
2nd sing.	*lagit'akcit	*lagittoicit	*lagittanët
3rd sing.	*lagit'akci	*lagittoici	*lagittani
1st plur.	*lagit'akcimëk *lagit'akcimak	*lagittoicimëk *lagittoicimak	*lagittanëmëk *lagittanëmak
2nd plur.	*lagit'akcidëk *lagit'akcidak	*lagittoicidëk *lagittoicidak	*lagittanëdëk *lagittanëdak
3rd plur.	*lagit'akci	*lagittoici	*lagittani
passive	*lagittadakcisën *lagit'at'akcisën	*lagittaticisën *lagit'atticisën	*lagittatanësën *lagit'attanësën
connegative	*lagit'akcik	*lagittoicik	*lagittanëk
passive connegative	*lagittadakcik *lagit'at'akcik	*lagittaticik *lagit'atticik	*lagittatanëk *lagit'attanëk
non-finite forms	infinitives/nouns		participles
			active	passive
infinitive 1	*lagittadak	present	*lagittapa	*lagittataba *lagit'attaba
infinitive 2	*lagittatë-	past	*lagittanut	*lagittatu *lagit'attu
gerund/supine	*lagittama
action noun	*lagittaminen

Descendants

• Finnish: laittaa
• Ingrian: laittaa
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: laittoa
  • South Karelian: laittua
• Votic: laitta

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lahaną and further derived with *-ttadak, or of the same origin as etymology 1.

Verb

*lagittadak (stem *lagitta-)

1. to criticize

Inflection

Inflection of *lagittadak

Note: The Proto-Finnic conjugation system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
	present	past	imperative	optative
1st sing.	*lagit'an	*lagit'oin	—	*lagittagon
2nd sing.	*lagit'at	*lagit'oit	*lagit'ak	*lagittagos
3rd sing.	*lagittapi *lagitta	*lagittoi	*lagittakahën	*lagittakohën
1st plur.	*lagit'akmëk *lagit'akmak	*lagittoimëk *lagittoimak	*lagittakadëmëk *lagittakadamak	*lagittakodëmëk *lagittakodamak
2nd plur.	*lagit'aktëk *lagit'aktak	*lagittoidëk *lagittoidak	*lagittakadë *lagittakada	*lagittagot'ëk *lagittakodadak
3rd plur.	*lagittabat *lagitta	*lagittoi	*lagittakahën	*lagittakohën
passive	*lagit'aksën *lagit'at'aksën	*lagittatihën *lagit'attihën	*lagittatagasën *lagit'attagasën	*lagittatagosën *lagit'attagosën
connegative	*lagit'ak	—	*lagittagak	*lagittagok
passive connegative	*lagit'aktak	—	*lagittatagak *lagit'attagak	*lagittatagok *lagit'attagok
	conditional 1	conditional 2	potential
1st sing.	*lagit'akcin	*lagittoicin	*lagittanën
2nd sing.	*lagit'akcit	*lagittoicit	*lagittanët
3rd sing.	*lagit'akci	*lagittoici	*lagittani
1st plur.	*lagit'akcimëk *lagit'akcimak	*lagittoicimëk *lagittoicimak	*lagittanëmëk *lagittanëmak
2nd plur.	*lagit'akcidëk *lagit'akcidak	*lagittoicidëk *lagittoicidak	*lagittanëdëk *lagittanëdak
3rd plur.	*lagit'akci	*lagittoici	*lagittani
passive	*lagittadakcisën *lagit'at'akcisën	*lagittaticisën *lagit'atticisën	*lagittatanësën *lagit'attanësën
connegative	*lagit'akcik	*lagittoicik	*lagittanëk
passive connegative	*lagittadakcik *lagit'at'akcik	*lagittaticik *lagit'atticik	*lagittatanëk *lagit'attanëk
non-finite forms	infinitives/nouns		participles
			active	passive
infinitive 1	*lagittadak	present	*lagittapa	*lagittataba *lagit'attaba
infinitive 2	*lagittatë-	past	*lagittanut	*lagittatu *lagit'attu
gerund/supine	*lagittama
action noun	*lagittaminen

Descendants

• Estonian: laitma/laita
  • → Livonian: laitõ
• Finnish: (dated) laittaa
• Ingrian: laittaa
• Võro: laitma/laitaq
• → Proto-Samic: *lājttētēk (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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