Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laiska

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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

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Etymology

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Unclear. Likely akin to Latvian laĩsks (lazy), though the direction of the borrowing is unclear.

Adjective

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*laiska

  1. lazy

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: laisk
  • Finnish: laiska
  • Ingrian: laiska
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lāiska
  • Livvi: lašku
  • Ludian: lašk
  • Veps: lašk
  • Võro: laisk
  • Votic: laiskõ
  • ? Latvian: laĩsks
  • Proto-Samic: *lāškē (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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