Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/joutadak

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. Possibly a Baltic borrowing (compare Latvian jāudat), if the original meaning was rather "to be able to".[1]

Verb

*joutadak (stem *jouta-)[2]

  1. to have time
  2. to make it in time

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *joutudak

Descendants

  • Estonian: jõudma/jõuda
  • Finnish: joutaa
  • Ingrian: joutaa
  • Karelian: joutoa
  • >? Livonian: joudõ (with later influence from Latvian, if not borrowed from it)
  • Livvi: joudua
  • Veps: joudai (< *jouta-ja)
  • Võro: joudma/joudaq, jõudma/jõudaq

References

  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “joutaa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*jouta-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)