< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic

Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/imettädäk

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 *imedäk + *-ttädäk.

Verb

*imettädäk (stem *imettä-)

  1. to suckle, to breastfeed

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: imetama/imetada
  • Finnish: imettää
  • Ingrian: imettää
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: imetteä
    • South Karelian: imettiä
  • Livonian: i’mtõ
  • Livvi: imettiä
  • Ludian: imettädä
  • Veps: imetada
  • Võro: imetämä/imetäq
  • Votic: imettä

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “imeä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.