Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/malttadak

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

With the suffix +‎ *-ttadak. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb[edit]

*malttadak (stem *maltta-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. to contain oneself, to have patience
  2. to understand

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: malttaa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: maltua
  • Ludian: malttada
  • Veps: maltta

Further reading[edit]

  • maldama”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “malttaa”, 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