Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laipa

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hlaibaz. Most descendants show a later shift *ai > *ei (compare e.g. *haina, *saisadak).

Noun

*laipa

bread

Inflection

Inflection of *laipa

	singular	plural
nominative	*laipa	*laibat
accusative	*laiban	*laibat
genitive	*laiban	laipaden laipoiden
partitive	*laipada	*laipoida
inessive	*laibassa	*laiboissa
elative	*laibasta	*laiboista
illative	*laipahen	*laipoihen
adessive	*laiballa	*laiboilla
ablative	*laibalta	*laiboilta
allative	*laipalek	*laipoilek
essive	*laipana	*laipoina
translative	*laibaksi	*laiboiksi
instructive	*laiban	*laiboin
comitative	*laipanek	*laipoinek
abessive	*laibakta	*laiboikta

Derived terms

*laipoidak

Descendants

Estonian: leib
- → Livonian: lēba
- → Võro: leib
Finnish: leipä
- → Inari Sami: leibi
- → Skolt Sami: leiʹbb
Ingrian: leipä
Karelian: (Northern) leipä, (Southern) leibä
Livonian: (Salaca) laibe
Livvi: leiby
Ludian: leib
Veps: leib
Votic: leipä
Võro: (Leivu dialect) laib