Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lahko

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

Borrowed either from Proto-Germanic *slagiz (hit, strike), or Proto-Germanic *slahō (whence Icelandic slá (bar, crossbeam, bolt), Swedish slå (beam)).

Noun

*lahko[1]

  1. split, parting
  2. split log

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lahk
  • Finnish: (partly) lahko, (dialectal) laahko
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lǭ’gõ (to split, crack)
  • Livvi: lahko
  • Ludian: lahk
  • Veps: lahk
  • Võro: lahk
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) lahko

References

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

Further reading

  • lahk”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “lahko”, 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