Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leedäk

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *le- (to become). Cognate to Proto-Samic *leatēk (to be), Hungarian lesz (to become), and in certain conjugations of Hungarian van (to be, exist) (lenni, leszek, lenne, légy, etc.).

Verb edit

*leedäk (stem *lee-)

  1. to be going to

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

In most descendants, this verb survives as an auxiliary for indicating possibility or future tense.

  • Estonian: leema (archaic, dialectal)
  • Finnish: lienee (potential mood of olla (to be))
  • Ingrian: leenöö (potential mood of olla (to be))
  • Karelian: lienöy (potential mood of olla (to be))
  • Livonian: līdõ
  • Veps: lindä
  • Votic: leevve