Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mainit'ak

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*mainit'ak (stem *mainiccë-)[1]

  1. to mention

Descendants

  • Estonian: (dialectal) mainitsema/mainitseda
  • Finnish: mainita
  • Ingrian: mainita, mainia
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: mainita
  • Ludian: mainita
  • Võro: mainitsõma/mainitsaq
  • Votic: mainia, mainittsa (Jõgõperä)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*mainiccë-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “mainita”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (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
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