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Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/lāntō

This Proto-Samic 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-Samic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Finnic *lanto.[1]

Noun

*lāntō

  1. pond

Descendants
  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: ládduo
    • Pite Sami: laattuo
    • Lule Sami: sláttoj
    • Northern Sami: láttu
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: láddu
    • Skolt Sami: lädd
    • Kildin Sami: ла̄ннт (lānnt)
    • Ter Sami: [Term?] (lan̄da)
  • → Finnish: (dialectal) lantto (“pond”)

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

References
  1. Aikio, Ante. 2009. The Saami loanwords in Finnish and Karelian. PhD thesis. University of Oulu.
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