Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lendeldäk

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 *lentädäk +‎ *-(e)ldäk.

Verb

*lendeldäk (stem *lentele-)

  1. to fly around

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lendlema/lennelda
  • Finnish: lennellä
  • Ingrian: lennellä
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: lennellä
  • Ludian: lendeldä
  • Veps: lendelda
  • Võro: lindõlõma/linnõldaq
  • Votic: lennelle

Further reading

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lentää”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN