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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lakci

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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 *lakti (compare Proto-Samic *luoktë), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lankti- (compare e.g. Lithuanian lanktis (arc), Lithuanian lanka (valley, meadow); Latvian līcis (bay)).

Noun

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*lakci[1]

  1. bay, gulf

Inflection

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Descendants

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Most descendants have -ht- in the nominative form, but this must be analogical, due to the word being mostly used in inflected forms. Swedish lax, common in placenames in Finland, preserves the Old Finnish form.

  • Estonian: laht
  • Finnish: lahti, (dialectal) laksi
    • Swedish: -lax (in toponyms)
  • Ingrian: lahti, (obsolete) laksi
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lahti
  • Ludian: laht
  • Veps: laht
  • Votic: lahti
  • Russian: лахта (laxta) (dialectal, Northern Russia)
  • Russian: -лохта (-loxta) (in toponyms in Northern Russia, particularly in Belozersk area and along rivers Mezen and Pinega)
  • Russian: -лахта (-laxta) (in toponyms in Northern Russia)

References

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

References

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  • laht”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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