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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/pästädäk

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 *pästäk + *-tädäk.

Verb

*pästädäk (stem *pästä-)

  1. to let go
  2. to release
  3. to rescue, to save

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: päästma/päästa
  • Finnish: päästää
  • Ingrian: päästää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: peästeä
    • South Karelian: piästiä
  • Livonian: pästõ
    • Latvian: pestīt
  • Livvi: piästiä
  • Ludian: piästäda, piästädä
  • Veps: pästta
  • Võro: pästmä/pästäq
  • Votic: päässä
  • Proto-Samic: *peastētēk (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), päästää”, 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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