Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loistadak

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *glōaną +‎ *-istadak.[1] Alternatively, according to Metsäranta (2020), related to Proto-Permic *lȯz (compare Udmurt лыз (lyz)).[2]

Verb

*loistadak (stem *loista-)

  1. to shine, to glitter

Inflection

Descendants

  • >? Estonian: (dialectal) loistuma/loistuda ("to melt")
  • Finnish: loistaa
  • Karelian:
    • South Karelian: roistua
  • Veps: loštta

References

  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.
  2. ^ Metsäranta, Niklas. Periytyminen ja lainautuminen: Marin ja permiläisten kielten sanastontutkimusta (2020). University of Helsinki (Doctoral dissertation). pp. 132–134

Further reading

  • Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), “loistaa”, 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