Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hävittädäk

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

From *hävit'äk (to disappear, vanish) +‎ *-ttädäk (causative suffix).

Verb

*hävittädäk (stem *hävittä-)

  1. to lose
    Synonym: *kadottadak
  2. to destroy, annihilate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: hävitama/hävitada
  • Finnish: hävittää
    • Northern Sami: heavahit
  • Ingrian: hävittää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hävittyä
    • South Karelian: hävittiä
  • Livvi: hävittiä
  • Ludian: hävittada
  • Võro: häötämä/häötäq
  • Votic: ävittä

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “hävitä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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