Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/osait'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

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Etymology

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Possibly from *osa +‎ *-it'ak.

Verb

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*osait'ak (stem *osaida-)

  1. to know how (to do something), can (do something)
    Synonym: *taitadak

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: oskama/osata
  • Finnish: osata
  • Ingrian: osata
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: ozata
  • Ludian: ozaita
  • Veps: ozaita
  • Votic: õzata (Mati)

Further reading

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