Uncertain. Possibly from earlier *latskwaz, from *lataz (“slow, late”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let, leave”).
*laskwaz
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *laskwaz | *laskwai | *laskwō | *laskwôz | *laskwą, *-at(ō) | *laskwō |
accusative | *laskwanǭ | *laskwanz | *laskwǭ | *laskwōz | *laskwą, *-at(ō) | *laskwō |
genitive | *laskwas, *laskwis | *laskwaizǫ̂ | *laskwaizōz | *laskwaizǫ̂ | *laskwas, *laskwis | *laskwaizǫ̂ |
dative | *laskwammai | *laskwaimaz | *laskwaizōi | *laskwaimaz | *laskwammai | *laskwaimaz |
instrumental | *laskwanō | *laskwaimiz | *laskwaizō | *laskwaimiz | *laskwanō | *laskwaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *laskwô | *laskwaniz | *laskwǭ | *laskwōniz | *laskwô | *laskwōnō |
accusative | *laskwanų | *laskwanunz | *laskwōnų | *laskwōnunz | *laskwô | *laskwōnō |
genitive | *laskwiniz | *laskwanǫ̂ | *laskwōniz | *laskwōnǫ̂ | *laskwiniz | *laskwanǫ̂ |
dative | *laskwini | *laskwammaz | *laskwōni | *laskwōmaz | *laskwini | *laskwammaz |
instrumental | *laskwinē | *laskwammiz | *laskwōnē | *laskwōmiz | *laskwinē | *laskwammiz |