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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/ludëk

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

Probably sound-symbolic, compare *lat'ikka.

Noun

*ludëk[1]

  1. (flat) parasitic insect/worm

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: lude (bedbug)
  • Ludian: lude (bedbug)
  • Veps: ludeg (bedbug)
  • Võro: lutõq (liver fluke)

From *lutikka, *lutik'as:

References

  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*ludëk”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • lutikas”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “lude”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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