Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/latva

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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Unknown. Possibly related to Erzya лато (lato, shed), perhaps through an original meaning "shelter".

Noun

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*latva[1]

  1. treetop

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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

Further reading

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