Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liki

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finno-Permic *like. Cognate with Proto-Samic *lëkë.

Adverb[edit]

*liki

  1. near
    Synonym: *lähe-

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: ligi
  • Finnish: liki
  • Ingrian: liki
  • Võro: ligi
  • Votic: litši

Further reading[edit]

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