Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leülü

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

From pre-Finnic *lewlew, an extension of Proto-Uralic *lewle.

Noun

*leülü[1]

  1. steam

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: leil
  • Finnish: löyly
  • Ingrian: löyly
  • Karelian: löyly
  • >? Livonian: läul
  • Livvi: löyly
  • Ludian: löül
  • Veps: löul
  • Votic: leülü, löülü

References

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