Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/valit'ak

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waljaną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

*valit'ak (stem *valiccë-)

1. to choose, to pick, to select

Descendants

From *valit'ak:

• Finnish: valita
• Ingrian: valita
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: valita
  • South Karelian: valita
• Livvi: valita
• Ludian: valita
• Veps: valita
• Votic: valittsa

From *validak:

• Estonian: valima/valida
• Finnish: (dialectal) valia
• Võro: valima/valliq

From *valiccëdak:

• Estonian: (dialectal) valitsema/valitseda
• Võro: valitsõma/valitsaq

Further reading

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “valita”, 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