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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/suuttadak

Proto-Finnic

Alternative forms

  • *suittadak

Etymology

Probably *suu +‎ *-ttadak.

Verb

*suuttadak (stem *suutta-)

  1.  ? to be able to
  2.  ? to gather

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: suutma (“to be able, to have the energy for”)
  • Finnish: suuttaa, suittaa (“to be able, to have the energy for”) (both dated and dialectal)
  • Karelian: suittoa (“to save, to gather; to be able”)
  • Livonian: sõitõ (“to be able”)
  • Livvi: suittua (“to save, to gather”)
  • Ludian: suittada (“to save, to gather”)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Suittoa in Karjalan kielen sanakirja by Kotus:
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