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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valdit'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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waldaną +‎ *-it'ak.[1]

Verb

*valdit'ak (stem *valdiccë-)

  1. to rule

Descendants
  • Estonian: valitsema/valitseda, (archaic, dialectal) vallitsema/vallitseda
  • Finnish: vallita
  • Võro: valitsõma/valitsõma

From *valtivoit'ak:

  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: valtivoija
  • Ludian: valdivoita

References
  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “vallita”, 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
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