Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laiha

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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

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Etymology

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From earlier *lajša, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *laisa- (whence Latvian liess, Lithuanian liesas).

Adjective

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*laiha[1]

  1. lean, thin

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: lahja
  • Finnish: laiha
  • Ingrian: laiha
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lajā
  • Livvi: laihu
  • Ludian: laih
  • Veps: laih
  • Võro: laih
  • Votic: laihõ, laha
  • Proto-Samic: *lāššē (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*laiha”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • lahja”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012