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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/soittadak

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 *soi- + *-ttadak.

Verb

*soittadak (stem *soitta-)

  1. to play (a musical instrument)
  2. to move fast, to drive fast
  3. to quarrel, to scold

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sõitma/sõita
  • Finnish: soittaa
  • Ingrian: soittaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: šoittua
    • South Karelian: šoittua
  • Livonian: sõitõ
  • Livvi: soittua
  • Ludian: soittada
  • Veps: soitta
  • Võro: sõitma/sõitaq
  • Votic: sõitta

Further reading

  • sõitma in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), soittaa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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