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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leivo

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 *laiwaz

Noun

*leivo

  1. lark (bird of family Alaudidae)
    Synonym: *kiuru

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lõo, lõoke
  • Finnish: leivo
  • Võro: lõiv

Further reading

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