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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loottadak

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

Either from *loo- + *-ttadak or *loodak + *-ttadak.

Verb

*loottadak (stem *lootta-)

  1. to trust, to rely on, to count on
  2. to hope

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lootma/loota
  • Finnish: luottaa
  • Ingrian: loottaa
  • Karelian: luottoa
  • Livonian: lūotõ
  • Võro: luutma/luutaq

Further reading

  • lootma”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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