Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vottadak

Etymology
. According to older theories, the word would be related to, , and , suggesting it could come from , but this implies an irregular change of the initial vowel. Alternatively, according to Zhivlov (2014), from, whence only the Finnic and Mansi terms.

Koivulehto proposed that the word, through older *vont-ta-, is borrowed from or its Pre- descendant, whence 🇨🇬. The semantic development would be "to turn > turn towards oneself > take possession of" (cf. 🇨🇬 > 🇨🇬, and possible parallels in older Germanic languages as well, such as 🇨🇬), with the older meaning surviving in the derived word.

Metsäranta (2020) raises the possibility that the root is actually two separate, originally unrelated roots. He also denies that the aforementioned Komi word is cognate with either, instead tracing it back to.

Noun

 * 1) to take