Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/langët'ak

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, but apparently contains the suffix *-t'ak.

Verb

*langët'ak (stem *lankëda-)[1]

  1. to fall

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: langema/langeda
  • Finnish: langeta
  • Ingrian: langeta
  • Karelian: lanketa
  • Livonian: langõ
  • Livvi: langeta
  • Ludian: langeta
  • Veps: langeta
  • Votic: langõtõ

References

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

Further reading

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