Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liiva

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 1

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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gléiˀwāˀ (whence Latvian glīve, Lithuanian glyvas).

Noun

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*liiva[1]

  1. sand
    Synonym: *hëëta
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  • Estonian: liiv
    • Finnish: (dialectal) liiva (islands on the Gulf of Finland and Kymenlaakso coast)
  • Ingrian: liiva
  • Võro: liiv
  • Votic: liivõ

References

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

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīwą (whence Icelandic slý).

Noun

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*liiva

  1. slime
    Synonym: *lima
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Further reading

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