Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lëvo

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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hlewą (whence Old Norse and Icelandic hlé (shelter))[1].

Noun

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*lëvo (Northern Finnic)

  1. roof
    Synonyms: *katto, *kat'us

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: levo
  • Livvi: levo
  • Ludian: levo

References

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  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.