Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/mainit'ak
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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
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną + *-it'ak.
Verb
*mainit'ak (stem *mainiccë-)[1]
- to mention
Descendants
- Estonian: (dialectal) mainitsema/mainitseda
- Finnish: mainita
- → Estonian: mainima/mainida
- → Northern Sami: máinnastit
- Ingrian: mainita, mainia
- Karelian:
- Livvi: mainita
- Ludian: mainita
- Võro: mainitsõma/mainitsaq
- Votic: mainia, mainittsa (Jõgõperä)
References
- ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*mainiccë-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary] (in Finnish)
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “mainita”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN