Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ostadak

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

Etymology

From *wosta-, derived with *-ta- from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wosa, probably an old loanword from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wasaH.

Noun

*ostadak (stem *osta-)[1]

  1. to buy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: ostma/osta
  • Finnish: ostaa
  • Ingrian: ostaa
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: oštua
    • South Karelian: oštua
  • Livonian: vȯstõ
  • Livvi: ostua
  • Ludian: ostada
  • Veps: ostta
  • Võro: ostma/ostaq
  • Votic: õssa
  • ? Proto-Samic: *oastētēk (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*osta-”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)