Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lëëcca

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

Probably borrowed from Baltic *plētjā, compare Latvian plēšas.[1]

Noun

*lëëcca

  1. bellows
    Synonym: *palgëh

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: lõõts
  • Ingrian: leetsa
  • Võro: lyyts
  • Votic: (Kattila) lõõttsa

From *lëëcco (with *-o):

References

  1. ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “lietsoa”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 29 November 2022

Further reading

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