Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leekki

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably related to *lëëkkudak and ultimately of sound-symbolic origin.

Noun[edit]

*leekki[1]

  1. flame

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: leek
  • Finnish: liekki
  • Karelian:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*leekki”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading[edit]

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