Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lëëska

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

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Etymology

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Probably sound-symbolic.

Noun

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*lëëska

  1. flame

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: lõõsk
  • Finnish: lieska
  • Ingrian: leeska
  • Karelian:
  • Votic: lõõska (Kattila)

Further reading

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