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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leekki

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

Probably related to *lëëkkudak and ultimately of sound-symbolic origin.

Noun

*leekki[1]

  1. flame

Declension

Descendants

  • Estonian: leek
  • Finnish: liekki
  • Karelian:

References

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

Further reading

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