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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leinä

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

Possibly borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian kliens (thin, withered), Lithuanian klienas (thin, skinny)).

Adjective

*leinä

  1. weak, feeble
  2. sad

Noun

*leinä

  1. grief, sorrow

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: lein
  • Finnish: (archaic) leina, leino
  • Ingrian: leina
    • Votic: leine
  • Karelian: leinä
  • Livvi: leiny
  • Võro: lein

Further reading

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