Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/läbet'äk

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

Unknown.

Verb

*läbet'äk (stem *läpedä-)[1]

  1. to have patience

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: läbema/läbeda
  • Finnish: (dialectal, rare) lävetä ((of eyes, gaze) to turn away, stop looking at someone or something)
  • Livonian: lä’bbõ
  • Võro: läbemä/läbedäq
  • Votic: (Jõgõperä) läppesse, >? lävetä (hapax)

Further reading

  • läbema”, 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), “lävetä”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

References

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