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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/joutadak

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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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Unknown. Possibly a Baltic borrowing (compare Latvian jāudat), if the original meaning was rather "to be able to".[1]

Verb

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*joutadak (stem *jouta-)[2]

  1. to have time
  2. to make it in time

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “joutaa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*jouta-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)