Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lehti

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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 *lešte, from an early Indo-European language, possibly Proto-Balto-Slavic *leištas. Compare Proto-Samic *lëstë, Lithuanian laĩškas, Russian лист (list).

Noun

*lehti[1]

  1. leaf

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: leht
  • Finnish: lehti
  • Ingrian: lehti
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian:
  • Veps: leht
  • Võro: leht'
  • Votic: (Kattila) lehti

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lehti”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎ (in Finnish)