Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laikka

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 *blaikaz.

    Noun

    *laikka

    1. spot, splotch
    Inflection
    Descendants

    From *laikka:

    • Finnish: laikka

    From *laikkU ~ *laikko (with *-u ~ *-o):

    Further reading

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

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *laikaz (whence Old English lāc (gift, offering)).

      Noun

      *laikka

      1. gift
      Inflection
      Descendants

      From *laikka:

      From *laikko:

      • Finnish: (dialectal) laikko

      Further reading

      • laik”, 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), “laikka”, 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