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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leeci

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

Proposed to be an old borrowing from Proto-Germanic *slēdaz or *slēdiz, reflected in Old High German slāt (Modern German Schlot (chimney)); however, this is uncertain, as no other Germanic cognates of this word are known.

Noun

*leeci

  1. hearth, stove

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lee
  • Finnish: liesi
  • Ingrian: leesi
  • Karelian: liijos
  • Livonian: līedõg
  • Veps: lezi
  • Votic: (Kattila) leesi

References

  • lee”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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