Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loottadak

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

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Etymology

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Either from *loo- +‎ *-ttadak or *loodak +‎ *-ttadak.

Verb

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*loottadak (stem *lootta-)

  1. to trust, to rely on, to count on
  2. to hope

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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