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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lava

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 *lawa, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *lā́ˀwāˀ (whence Latvian lāva, Lithuanian lova). Cognate with Proto-Samic *luovē.

Noun

*lava[1]

  1. sleeping place, bed
  2. platform
  3. bench (in a sauna)

Inflection
Inflection of *lava
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lava *lavat
accusative *lavan *lavat
genitive *lavan *lavadën
*lavoidën
partitive *lavada *lavoida
inessive *lavassa
*lavahna		 *lavoissa
*lavoihna
elative *lavasta *lavoista
illative *lavahën *lavoihën
adessive *lavalla *lavoilla
ablative *lavalta *lavoilta
allative *lavalën
*lavalëk		 *lavoilën
*lavoilëk
essive *lavana *lavoina
translative *lavaksi *lavoiksi
instructive *lavan *lavoin
comitative *lavanëk *lavoinëk
abessive *lavatta *lavoitta

Descendants
  • Estonian: lava
  • Finnish: lava
  • Ingrian: lava
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: lava
    • South Karelian: lava
  • Livonian: lovā
  • Livvi: lava
  • Ludian: lava
  • Veps: lava
  • Võro: lava
  • Votic: lava

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lava”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

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