Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/loo-

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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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Possibly from Proto-Uralic *luwe (downstream).[1]

Noun

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*loo-[2] (Northern Finnic)

  1. the place at someone

Inflection

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Descendants

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Only found in adverbs, e.g. meaning "at":

References

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  1. ^ Sammallahti, Pekka. "Etymological word list", in Sinor, Denis (ed.), The Uralic languages. Description, history and foreign influence. Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies. Volume 1. 1988. p. 545
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*loo-²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “luo”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN