Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lehti

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 earlier *lešte, probably borrowed from North Baltic *leištas,[1] from Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?]. Compare Proto-Samic *lëstë, Lithuanian lai̇̃škas, Russian лист (list).

Noun

*lehti[2]

  1. leaf

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: leht
  • Finnish: lehti
  • Ingrian: lehti
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lē’ḑ, (Salaca) lieds
  • Veps: leht
  • Võro: leht'
  • Votic: lehti (Kattila), lehto

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “lehti”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 4 August 2025
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*lehti”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)