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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/karja

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

Likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz.

Noun

*karja

  1. cattle
  2. herd, flock
  3. army

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: kari
  • Finnish: karja
  • Ingrian: karja
  • Karelian: karja
  • Livonian:
  • Livvi: karju
  • Ludian: karď
  • Veps: kard
  • Võro: kari
  • Votic: karjõ

Further reading

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