Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lanka

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô (whence Icelandic langi (rectum of a bovine)), from Proto-Germanic *langaz. Cognate with Proto-Samic *luoŋkē (rectum).

Noun

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*lanka[1]

  1. yarn
  2. thread

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: lõng
  • Finnish: lanka
  • Ingrian: lanka
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lānga
  • Livvi: langu
  • Ludian: lang
  • Veps: lang
  • Võro: lang
  • Votic: lõnkõ

References

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

Further reading

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