Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laki

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 [Term?] (whence Old Norse flaki).

Noun edit

*laki

  1. ceiling

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: lagi
  • Finnish: laki
  • Ingrian: laki
  • Karelian: laki (Northern), lagi (Southern)
  • Livonian: la’ggõz
  • Livvi: lagi
  • Ludian: lagi
  • Veps: lagi
  • Võro: lagi
  • Votic: (Kattila) latši

Further reading edit

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