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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/louna

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

From Proto-Finno-Permic *lowna, whence also Komi-Permyak лун (lun).

Noun

*louna

  1. noon, midday
  2. south-southwest
  3. lunch (midday meal)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lõuna
  • Finnish: lounas, (dialectal, obsolete) louna
  • Ingrian: lounat
  • Karelian: lounat, louna
  • Livonian: lȭnag
  • Livvi: lounat, lounai
  • Ludian: lounaine
  • Veps: louna
  • Võro: lõunaq
  • Votic: lõunõd, (Itšäpäivä, Kõrvõttula) lõunaz
  • Latvian: launags
  • Lithuanian: launagas

Further reading

  • lõuna”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1391 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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