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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lahja

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛚᚨᚺᛃᛟ (*blahjo), from Proto-Germanic *blahwjǭ, whence also Icelandic blæja and Swedish blöja.

Noun

*lahja

  1. wedding gift

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: lahja
    • Northern Sami: láhji
  • Ingrian: lahja
    • Estonian: lahjad (dialectal)
  • Karelian: lahja
  • Livvi: lahju
  • Ludian: lahď
  • Veps: lahj, lahď, lahi
  • Votic: lahjõ

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), lahja”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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