Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kindittädäk

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 *kindik (attached, fixed) +‎ *-ttädäk.

Verb

*kindittädäk (stem *kindittä-)

  1. to fasten, attach
  2. to tighten, stretch
  3. to press

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kinnitama/kinnitada
  • Finnish: kiinnittää, (dialectal) kinnittää
  • Ingrian: kiinittää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: kiinittyä
    • South Karelian: kiinittiä
  • Livvi: kiinittiä
  • Ludian: kindittädä
  • Veps: kingitada
  • Võro: kinnitämä/kinnitäq
  • Votic: tšiinittä

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “kiinnittää”, 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