Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lauta

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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]

Probably borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian plauts (shelf), Lithuanian plautas (sauna bench)). Alternatively, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?] (whence Old Norse fleyðr, Swedish flöte).

Noun[edit]

*lauta

  1. board, plank
  2. table
    Synonym: *peütä

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: laud
  • Finnish: lauta
  • Ingrian: lauta
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lōda
  • Livvi: laudu
  • Ludian: laud
  • Veps: laud
  • Võro: laud
  • Votic: lautõ
  • ? Proto-Samic: *luovtē

Further reading[edit]

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