Where does “aitama” come from?
aitama (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic abittadak, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
aitama (Estonian): to help; to be enough, to suffice
Definitions
- to help; to be enough, to suffice
Ancestry of “aitama”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | abittadak | to help, to assist |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |