Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/liika

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 *lëjka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian lieks), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ-.

Noun

*liika[1]

  1. excess

Adjective

*liika[1]

  1. superfluous, excessive
  2. unnecessary

Inflection

Inflection of *liika
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *liika *liigat
accusative *liigan *liigat
genitive *liigan *liikadën
*liikoidën
partitive *liikada *liikoida
inessive *liigassa
*liigahna 		*liigoissa
*liigoihna
elative *liigasta *liigoista
illative *liikahën *liikoihën
adessive *liigalla *liigoilla
ablative *liigalta *liigoilta
allative *liikalën
*liikalëk 		*liikoilën
*liikoilëk
essive *liikana *liikoina
translative *liigaksi *liigoiksi
instructive *liigan *liigoin
comitative *liikanëk *liikoinëk
abessive *liigatta *liigoitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: liig, ⇒ liiga
  • Finnish: liika
  • Ingrian: liika
  • Karelian: liika, liiga
  • Livvi: liigu
  • Ludian: liig
  • Veps: liig
  • Võro: liig
  • Votic: liikõ
  • → Proto-Samic: *lijkē

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*liika”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • “liig”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
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