Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/malttadak

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

Unknown. Might contain the suffix +‎ *-ttadak.

Verb

*malttadak (stem *maltta-)

  1. to contain oneself, to have patience
  2. to understand

Inflection

Descendants

  • >? Estonian: maldama
  • Finnish: malttaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: malttua
    • South Karelian: malttua
  • Livvi: maltua
  • Ludian: malttada
  • Veps: maltta

Further reading

  • maldama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “malttaa”, 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