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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lakci

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

From earlier *lakti (compare Proto-Samic *luoktë), borrowed from Baltic *lankti- (compare e.g. Lithuanian lanktis (arc), lanka (valley, meadow); Latvian līcis (bay)).

Noun

*lakci

  1. bay, gulf

Inflection

Descendants

Most descendants have -ht- in the nominative form, but this must be analogical, due to the word being mostly used in inflected forms. Swedish lax, common in placenames in Finland, preserves the Old Finnish form.

  • Estonian: laht
  • Finnish: lahti, (dialectal) laksi
  • Ingrian: lahti, (obsolete) laksi
  • Karelian: laksi
  • Livvi: lahti
  • Ludian: laht
  • Veps: laht
  • Votic: lahti
  • Russian: лахта (laxta) (dialectal, Northern Russia)
  • Russian: -лохта (-loxta) (in toponyms in Northern Russia, particularly in Belozersk area and along rivers Mezen and Pinega)
  • Russian: -лахта (-laxta) (in toponyms in Northern Russia)

References

  • laht in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
  • Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) 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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