Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tohtidak

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *tošte-, possibly from an Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Cognate with Proto-Samic *tuostëtēk.

Verb edit

*tohtidak (stem *tohti-)

  1. to dare
  2. to be allowed, may

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • tohtima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1653 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.