Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ciitädäk

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

Unknown. Compare similar Inari Sami siđardiđ (to drizzle), Northern Sami sittardit (to snow very lightly).

Verb

*ciitädäk (stem *ciitä-)[1]

  1. to drizzle

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

  • *ciittädäk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) siitää
  • Karelian:
    • >? North Karelian: šiityä
  • Veps: čidada

From *ciittädäk:

  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) čiittyä
    • South Karelian: čiittiä
  • Livvi: čiittiä

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*cii(t)tä-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “siide”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN