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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harjus

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

Probably from *harja + *-us. Alternatively, and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harzuz (whence Swedish harr).

Noun

*harjus

  1. grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: harjus
  • Finnish: harjus
  • Karelian: harjus
  • Livvi: harjus
  • Ludian: har'duz
  • Veps: hargus, hargos
  • Russian: хариус (xarius)

Further reading

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