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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leedäk

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

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *le- (to become). Cognate to Northern Sami leat (to be), Hungarian lesz (to become), and in certain conjugations of Hungarian van (to be, exist) (lenni, leszem, lenne, légy, etc.).

Verb

*leedäk

  1. to be going to

Inflection

Descendants

In most descendants, this verb survives as an auxiliary for indicating possibility or future tense.

  • Estonian: leema (archaic, dialectal)
  • Finnish: lienee (potential mood of olla (to be))
  • Karelian: lienöy (potential mood of olla (to be))
  • Livonian: līd
  • Veps: linda
  • Votic: leevvä
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