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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leeka

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic *lēgō, whence also Middle Dutch lage (trap, snare).

Noun

*leeka

  1. tether

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lõõg
  • Finnish: lieka
  • Ingrian: leeka
  • Karelian: lieka, liega
  • Livvi: liegu
  • Veps: leg
  • Võro: lyig
  • Votic: lõõka

Further reading

  • lõõg in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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