Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laippa

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

Unknown.

Noun edit

*laippa[1]

  1. spot, splotch, dapple

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: (dialectal) laippa
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lāipa
  • Livvi: laippi
  • Veps: laip

References edit

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*laippa”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “laippa”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN