Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lestäk

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 from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (to gather, collect, pick, ? clean, ? separate).

Verb

*lestäk (stem *lese-)

  1. to dehusk (to remove the husk from)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: lestä
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: (dialectal) leššä

From *lesidäk (with *-idäk):

  • Finnish: (dialectal) lesiä

From *lesen ? (bran):

  • Estonian: (dialectal) lese
  • Ingrian: lesemet pl
  • Votic: lesemed pl

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “lesiä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (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