Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vootadak

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 *voo (flow) +‎ *-tadak.

Verb

*vootadak (stem *voota-)

  1. to flow
  2. to trickle, to seep
  3. to leak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: voodma, vooduma (obsolete, dialectal), vood (crop) (< *vooto)
  • Finnish: vuotaa
  • Ingrian: vootaa
  • Karelian: vuotoa
  • Livvi: vuodua
  • Ludian: vuotta
  • Veps: vodada
  • Votic: voota
    • Kukkuzi: vootaa

Further reading

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