Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/haldit'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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *haldaną +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

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*haldit'ak (stem *haldiccë-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. to hold, to keep
  2. to control, to rule

Descendants

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  • Finnish: hallita
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: hallita

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “hallita”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (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
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