Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valit'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 *waljaną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*valit'ak (stem *valiccë-)[1]

  1. to choose, to pick, to select

Descendants

From *valit'ak:

  • Finnish: valita
  • Ingrian: valita
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: valita
  • Ludian: valita
  • Veps: valita
  • Votic: valittsa

From *validak:

From *valiccëdak:

  • Estonian: (dialectal) valitsema/valitseda
  • Võro: valitsõma/valitsaq

References

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

Further reading

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