Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lakëda

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-Germanic *flakaz and nativized with +‎ *-ëda.

Adjective edit

*lakëda

  1. flat
  2. open, treeless

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: lage
  • Finnish: lakea
  • Ingrian: lakkia
  • Karelian: (Northern) lakie, (Southern) lagie
  • Livonian: la’gdõ
  • Livvi: lagei
  • Ludian: laged
  • Veps: laged
  • Võro: lakõ
  • Votic: lakka

Further reading edit

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