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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/latva

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. Possibly related to Erzya лато (lato, shed), perhaps through an original meaning "shelter".

Noun

*latva

  1. treetop

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: latv
  • Finnish: latva
  • Ingrian: latva
  • Karelian: latva, ladva
  • Livonian: ladā
  • Livvi: ladvu
  • Ludian: ladv
  • Veps: ladv
  • Võro: latv, ladõv, ladyv'
  • Votic: ladvõ
  • Proto-Samic: *lāδvē

Further reading

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