Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lëëcca

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

Probably borrowed from Baltic *plētjā, compare Latvian plēšas.[1]

Noun edit

*lëëcca

  1. bellows
    Synonym: *palgëh

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Estonian: lõõts
  • Ingrian: leetsa
  • Võro: lyyts
  • Votic: (Kattila) lõõttsa

From *lëëcco:

References edit

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “lietsoa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-11-29

Further reading edit

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