Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/veettädäk

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 *veedäk (to take (away)) +‎ *-ttädäk (causative suffix).

Verb

*veettädäk (stem *veettä-)

  1. to pass the time, spend time

Inflection

Descendants

From *veettädäk:

  • Finnish: viettää
  • Ingrian: veettää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: vietteä
    • South Karelian: viettiä
  • Livvi: viettiä
  • Votic: veettä

From *viittädäk:

  • Estonian: viitma/viita
  • Võro: viitmä/viitäq

Further reading

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