Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lapido

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

Possibly borrowed from a Balto-Slavic language; compare Common Slavic *lopata (“shovel, spade”), Lithuanian lópeta (“shovel”), Latvian lâpsta (“shovel, spade”) and Old Prussian lopto (“spade”). Derivation from *lapa (“blade”) has been proposed, but no nominal suffix **-ido exists. See also *lapida.

Noun

*lapido

shovel

Descendants

Finnish: lapio
Karelian: labju
Veps: labid
Votic: lappia