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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/leakšā

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown. Probably borrowed from a substrate language.[1]

Noun

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*leakšā

  1. boggy area

Descendants

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  • Western Samic:
    • Northern Sami: leakšá
  • Eastern Samic:
  • Finnish: Lieksa

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante (2012) An Essay on Saami Ethnolinguistic Prehistory. A Linguistic Map of Prehistoric Northern Europe. Ed. by Grünthal, Riho; Kallio, Petri. Mémoires de la Société Finno-Ougrienne. Suomalais-ugrilainen seura. 63-117.