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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liko

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 derived from *lika (“dirt, filth”).

Noun

*liko

  1. soaking (the state of being soaked)
  2. retting
  3. rettery

Inflection
Inflection of *liko
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *liko *ligot
accusative *ligon *ligot
genitive *ligon *likodën
*likoidën
partitive *likoda *likoida
inessive *ligossa
*ligohna		 *ligoissa
*ligoihna
elative *ligosta *ligoista
illative *likohën *likoihën
adessive *ligolla *ligoilla
ablative *ligolta *ligoilta
allative *likolën
*likolëk		 *likoilën
*likoilëk
essive *likona *likoina
translative *ligoksi *ligoiksi
instructive *ligon *ligoin
comitative *likonëk *likoinëk
abessive *ligotta *ligoitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: ligu
  • Finnish: liko
  • Ingrian: liko
  • Karelian: (Northern) liko, (Southern) ligo
  • Livvi: ligo
  • Ludian: ligo
  • Veps: ligo
  • Võro: ligo
  • Votic: (Mati) liko

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