Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lauhtudak

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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From *lauha +‎ *-tudak.

Verb

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*lauhtudak (stem *lauhtu-) (Northern Finnic)

  1. (of cold weather) to abate
  2. to calm down
  3. to become moist, to become damp

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: lauhtua
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lauhtuo
  • Ludian: lauhtuda
  • Veps: lauhtuda

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lauha”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN