Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lipëda

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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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Unknown, possibly sound-symbolic, but apparently contains the suffix *-ëda.

Adjective

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*lipëda[1]

  1. slippery

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *lipëda:

  • Estonian: libe (or *lipedä, ambiguous)
  • Livonian: (Courland) libḑi, (Salaca) libdi
  • Võro: lipõ
  • Votic: lippia, (Kattila, Lempola, Mati) lipõa

From *lipedä:

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lipëda”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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