Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lahja

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

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛚᚨᚺᛃᛟ (*blahjo), from Proto-Germanic *blahjǭ (cloth), whence also Icelandic blæja and Swedish blöja.

Noun edit

*lahja

  1. wedding gift

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: lahja
  • Ingrian: lahja
    • Estonian: (dialectal) lahjad
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lahju
  • Ludian: lahd'
  • Veps: lahj
  • Votic: lahjõ

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lahja”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN