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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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laidō.

Noun

*laita[1]

  1. route, way, direction

Inflection

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Probably shift from Etymology 1.

Noun

*laita

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

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–), *laita”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • laid in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), laita”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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