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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liika

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 earlier *lëjka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian lieks), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Noun

*liika

  1. excess

Adjective

*liika

  1. superfluous, excessive
  2. unnecessary

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: liig
  • Finnish: liika
  • Ingrian: liika
  • Karelian: liika, liiga
  • Livvi: liigu
  • Ludian: liig
  • Veps: liig
  • Võro: liig
  • Votic: liikõ
  • Proto-Samic: *lijkē

Further reading

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