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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/osait'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

Possibly from *osa + *-it'ak.

Verb

*osait'ak (stem *osaida-)

  1. to know how (to do something), can (do something)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: oskama/osata
  • Finnish: osata
  • Ingrian: osata
  • Karelian: osata (Northern), ozata (Southern)
  • Livonian: vȯ’zzõ
  • Livvi: ozata
  • Ludian: ozaita
  • Veps: ozaita
  • Votic: õzata (Mati)

Further reading

  • oskama in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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