Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/leuka

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

Suggested to be a borrowing from early Baltic *leukā (“glands in an animal's neck”) (whence e.g. Lithuanian liauka (“gland”)). Several descendants (Ingrian, eastern dialects of Finnish, Karelian, Lule Sami) have a secondary meaning "part in a seine delineating the entrance to the bottommost section".

Noun

*leuka

chin, jaw

Inflection

Inflection of *leuka

	singular	plural
nominative	*leuka	*leugat
accusative	*leugan	*leugat
genitive	*leugan	leukaden leukeiden
partitive	*leukada	*leukeida
inessive	*leugassa	*leugeissa
elative	*leugasta	*leugeista
illative	*leukahen	*leukeihen
adessive	*leugalla	*leugeilla
ablative	*leugalta	*leugeilta
allative	*leukalek	*leukeilek
essive	*leukana	*leukeina
translative	*leugaksi	*leugeiksi
instructive	*leugan	*leugein
comitative	*leukanek	*leukeinek
abessive	*leugakta	*leugeikta

Descendants

Estonian: lõug
Finnish: leuka
Ingrian: leuka
Karelian: (Northern) leuka, (Southern) leuga
Livonian: lȭga
Livvi: leugu
Ludian: löug
Veps: löug, lüug
Votic: lõuka
→ Lule Sami: leuke

References

lõug in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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