< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tapahtudak
Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Either derived from *tabat'ak, or borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dabaną, *gadabaną (whence Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadaban)).
Verb
*tapahtudak
- to happen, to occur
Descendants
- Finnish: tapahtua
- → Inari Sami: tápáhtuđ
- → Northern Sami: dáhpáhuvvat
- Ingrian: tapahtua
- Karelian: tapahtuo
- Livonian: tabātõ
- Livvi: tapahtuo
- Votic: tapahtua
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “tapahtua”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN