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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tohtidak

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Proto-Finno-Permic *tošte-, possibly from an Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰers-. Cognate with Proto-Samic *tuostëtēk.

Verb

*tohtidak

  1. to dare
  2. to be allowed, may

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tohtima/tohtida
  • Finnish: tohtia
  • Ingrian: tohtia
  • Livonian: tū’oḑõ
  • Võro: toht'ma/tohtiq
  • Votic: tõhtia

Further reading

  • tohtima in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Entry #1653 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
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