Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laita

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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

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*laita[1]

  1. route, way, direction

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: (dialectal) laide
  • Finnish: laita
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lāida
  • Veps: laid

Etymology 2

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Probably shift from Etymology 1.

Noun

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*laita

  1. edge, side
  2. board, sideboard (of a boat, ship)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*laita”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • laid”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “laita”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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