Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loiccëdak

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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]

Probably a *-icce- derivative of either *loodak (to cast, throw) or *loo- (at, to) (compare Finnish luote, derived from *loottadak, which itself perhaps from *loo-).

Verb[edit]

*loiccëdak (stem *loiccë-)

  1. (Northern Finnic) to cast a spell

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: loitsea, loita (archaic), loitsia, loihtia
  • Karelian: loittšie
  • Veps: loita (to pray)