Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lako

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 *lagą (whence Old Norse lag (stratum, layer, due place, right position)).

Noun edit

*lako

  1. lodging (condition of a plant being flattened in the field)

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: lagu
  • Finnish: lako
  • Ingrian: lako
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: lako
    • South Karelian: lago
  • Livvi: lago
  • Ludian: lago
  • Veps: lago
  • Votic: lako

Further reading edit

  • lagu”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lako”, 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