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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lakëda

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *flakaz and nativized with ‎ *-ëda.

Adjective

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*lakëda[1]

  1. flat
  2. open, treeless

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: lage
  • Finnish: lakea
  • Ingrian: lakkia
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: lakie
    South Karelian: lagie
  • Livonian: la’gdõ
  • Livvi: lagei
  • Ludian: laged
  • Veps: laged
  • Võro: lakõ
  • Votic: lakka

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lakëda”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • lage”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012