Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/veedäk

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 Proto-Uralic *wixe- (to bring, carry)[1] (see it for more). The development *ixe > *ee has no certain parallels, but compare *soutadak.

Verb

*veedäk (stem *vee-)[2]

  1. to take, take away

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: viima/viia
  • Finnish: viedä, (colloquial or dialectal) viiä, viejä, vierä
  • Ingrian: veejä
  • Karelian: viijä
  • Ludian: vieda
  • Veps: veda
  • Võro: viimä/viiäq
  • Votic: viijje

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “viedä”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*vee-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)