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

  1. to help; to be enough, to suffice

Ancestry of “aitama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicabittadakto help, to assist
2Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
3Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →Every word from Proto-Finnic abittadak →
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