Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luuldak

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *lolëtēk (to be jealous), further origin unknown.

Verb edit

*luuldak (stem *luulë-)[1]

  1. to think, to suppose

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: (dialectal) luulema/luulda
  • Finnish: luulla
  • Võro: luulõq

References edit

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

Further reading edit

  • luuletama”, 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), “luulla”, 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