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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lapida

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from a Balto-Slavic language; compare Proto-Slavic *lopata (shovel, spade), Lithuanian lópeta (shovel), Latvian lâpsta (shovel, spade) and Old Prussian lopto (spade). Derivation from *lapa (blade) has been proposed, but no nominal suffix **-ida exists.

Noun

*lapida

  1. shovel
  2. spade

Inflection

Descendants

From *lapida:

  • Estonian: labidas
  • Finnish: (dialectal) lapia
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lä'bḑi
  • Votic: lappia

From *lapido:

From *lapja:

References

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