Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/puuttadak

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

Akin to *puuttudak; superficially, *puuttudak could be derived from *puuttadak with *-udak, but this is semantically dubious, and *puuttadak may in fact be a back-formation.

Verb

*puuttadak (stem *puutta-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. synonym of *puuttudak (to catch (onto), snag, get caught in/on; to touch)
  2. to tie, sew, attach

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) puuttaa
  • Ingrian: puutos
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: puuttua
  • Ludian: puuttada
  • Veps: putta

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “puuttaa1”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “puuttaa2”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN