Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sopidak

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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

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Etymology

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From *sopa +‎ *-idak.

Verb

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*sopidak (stem *sopi-)

  1. to fit
  2. to suit, to be suitable

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: sobima/sobida
  • Finnish: sopia
  • Ingrian: soppia
  • Karelian: šopie
  • Livvi: sobie
  • Ludian: sobida
  • Votic: soppia

Further reading

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  • sobima”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012