Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/toivodak

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

Unknown. Related to Proto-Samic *toajvōtēk. Koivulehto has proposed that the word is an Indo-Iranian borrowing (and akin to Sanskrit दैव (daiva, divine)).

Verb edit

*toivodak (stem *toivo-)

  1. to hope
  2. to wish

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: toivoa
  • Ingrian: toivoa (< *toivoidak)
  • Karelian: toivuo
  • Veps: toivoda
  • Votic: (Mati) tõivoa