Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liki

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *like. Cognate with Proto-Samic *lëkë.

Adverb

*liki

1. near

   Synonym: *lähe-

Descendants

• Estonian: ligi
• Finnish: liki
• Ingrian: liki
• Võro: ligi
• Votic: litši

Further reading

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