Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/jotta

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 *jo- +‎ *-tta. Cognate with Proto-Samic [Term?] (whence Southern Sami juktie).

Conjunction

*jotta

1. that, so that

   Synonym: *että

Descendants

• Finnish: jotta
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: jotta
  • South Karelian: jotta
• Votic: jotti, jotta

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “jotta”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN