Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/läktek

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

From *läktedäk (to leave) +‎ *-ëk, as in "where the water leaves the ground".

Noun

*läktek

  1. spring (place where water emerges from the ground)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: läte
  • Finnish: lähde
  • Ingrian: lähe
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: (dialectal) lähe
    • South Karelian: lähe
  • Livvi: lähte
  • Ludian: lähte
  • Veps: lähte
  • Võro: läteq
  • Votic: lähe