Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lambas

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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lambaz.

Noun

*lambas[1]

  1. sheep

Inflection

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: lammas
  • Finnish: lammas
  • Ingrian: lammas
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lāmbaz
  • Livvi: lammas
  • Ludian: lambaz
  • Veps: lambaz
  • Võro: lammas
  • Votic: lammõz

References

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