Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laipa

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 *hlaibaz. Most descendants show a later shift *ai > *ei (compare e.g. *haina, *saisadak).

Noun

*laipa

1. bread

Inflection

Inflection of *laipa

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*laipa	*laibat
accusative		*laiban	*laibat
genitive		*laiban	*laipadën *laipoidën
partitive		*laipada	*laipoida
inessive		*laibassa *laibahna	*laiboissa *laiboihna
elative		*laibasta	*laiboista
illative		*laipahën	*laipoihën
adessive		*laiballa	*laiboilla
ablative		*laibalta	*laiboilta
allative		*laipalën *laipalëk	*laipoilën *laipoilëk
essive		*laipana	*laipoina
translative		*laibaksi	*laiboiksi
instructive		*laiban	*laiboin
comitative		*laipanëk	*laipoinëk
abessive		*laibatta	*laiboitta

Derived terms

• *laipoidak

Descendants

• Estonian: leib
  • → Livonian: lēba
  • → Võro: leib
• Finnish: leipä
  • → Inari Sami: leibi
  • → Skolt Sami: leiʹbb
  • → Akkala Sami: lejp
  • → Kildin Sami: ле̄ййп (liejjp)
  • → Ter Sami: [script needed] (lĭĕī̭ᵇpe)
• Ingrian: leipä
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: leipä
  • South Karelian: leibä
• Livonian: (Salaca) laibe
• Livvi: leiby
• Ludian: leib
• Veps: leib
• Võro: (Leivu dialect) laib
• Votic: leipe

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland