Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/luhta

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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 *lušta, borrowed from Proto-Baltic (whence Latvian luksts, Lithuanian lukštas (Caltha palustris)).

Noun

*luhta[1]

  1. flood-meadow

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: luht
  • Finnish: luhta
  • Ingrian: luhta
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: luhtu
  • Ludian: luht
  • Veps: luht
  • Võro: luht
  • Votic: luhtõ

References

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

Further reading

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