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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lappa

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

Borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lapā or *lapa (whence Latvian lapa, Lithuanian lapa, lapas).[1]

Noun

*lappa

  1. flat metal plate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: (dialectal) lappa
  • Ingrian: lappa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lappu
  • Ludian: lapp
  • ? Veps: lapak ("flat")

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri (2017): Lähtökielen sanansisäisten soinnittomien klusiilien edustus kantasuomen balttilaislainoissa. Osa I: Edustus kohdekielen lyhyen vokaalin jäljessä - SUSA 96 127-148

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lappa”, in 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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