Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hoitadak

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH (> *hoi-) +‎ *-tadak.

Verb[edit]

*hoitadak (stem *hoita-)

  1. to nurse, to care for
  2. to look after
  3. to keep, to hold

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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