Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tahtadak

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 earlier *tašta-. Related to Proto-Samic *tuostōtēk (to seize), suggesting that the word originally meant "to seize", from which the sense "to want" could have developed. Further etymology unknown.

Verb

*tahtadak (stem *tahta-)[1]

  1. to want

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: tahtma/tahta
  • Livonian: tǭ’dõ
  • Võro: tahtma/tahtaq
  • Votic: tahtautõ

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*tahta-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)