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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lëtva

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

Sound-symbolic.

Adjective

*lëtva[1]

  1. limp, flaccid, flabby, soft

Inflection

Descendants

From *lëtva:

  • Estonian: lõtv
  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) letvakka
  • Võro: lõtv

From *letvä:

  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) lelvä

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lEtvA”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

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