Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/läppä

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

    From Proto-Finno-Ugric *läppɜ.

    Noun

    *läppä[1]

    1. cover, flap
    Inflection
    Descendants
    • Finnish: läppä
    • Ingrian: läppä
    • Karelian:

    References

    1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*läppä¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Possibly sound-symbolic,[1] if not an extension of etymology 1.

      Noun

      *läppä[2]

      1. flat thing
      Inflection
      Descendants
      • Estonian: (archaic) läpp
      • Finnish: läppä (flat thing; flyswatter)
      • Karelian:
        • North Karelian: läppä (flyswatter)
        • South Karelian: läppä (flyswatter)
      • Livonian: ļäpā (webfoot)

      References

      1. ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “läppä2”, 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
      2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*läppä²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)