Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lasta

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

Cognate with Proto-Samic *luostē (< *lasta), possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian lazda).

Noun

*lasta[1]

  1. shake, splint, slat (of wood)
  2. tool, utensil made from such wood

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: lasn, (dialectal) last
  • Finnish: lasta
    • Northern Sami: lásti
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: lašta
    • South Karelian: lašta
  • Livonian: lastā
  • Livvi: lastu
  • Ludian: laštik
  • Veps: last
  • Votic: (Mati) lassa, (Kõrvõttula) lasa

From *lastëk (+ *-ëk):

References

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

Further reading

  • lasn”, 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), “lasta”, 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