Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lāntō

This Proto-Samic 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-Samic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *lanto.

Noun

*lāntō

1. pond

Descendants

• Western Samic:
  • Ume Sami: ládduo
  • Pite Sami: laattuo
  • Lule Sami: sláttoj
  • Northern Sami: láttu
• Eastern Samic:
  • Inari Sami: láddu
  • Skolt Sami: lädd
  • Kildin Sami: ла̄ннт (lānnt)
  • Ter Sami: [script needed] (lan̄da)
• → Finnish: (dialectal) lantto (“pond”)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland