Where does “äbțõ” come from?

äbțõ (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic abittadak, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

äbțõ (Livonian): to help, assist, aid

Definitions

  1. to help, assist, aid

Ancestry of “äbțõ”, 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 →