Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loistadak

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *glōaną +‎ *-istadak.

Verb edit

*loistadak (stem *loista-)

  1. to shine, to glitter

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • >? Estonian: (dialectal) loistuma/loistuda ("to melt")
  • Finnish: loistaa
  • Karelian:
  • Veps: loštta

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “loistaa”, 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