Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lühüt

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

Etymology

Unknown root *lühV- +‎ *-üt (compare *ohut).

Adjective

*lühüt[1]

  1. short

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lühi-, lühike, lühida
  • Finnish: lyhyt
  • Ingrian: lyhyt
  • Karelian: lyhyt
  • Livonian: līt
  • Ludian: lühüd
  • Veps: lühüd
  • Võro: lühüq, lühüt
  • Votic: lühüd

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lühüt”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)