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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/orci

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 *orti, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *ardis (whence Latvian ārds, Lithuanian ãrdas). A doublet of *arta.

Noun

*orci

  1. horizontal support beam under the roof
  2. roost, perch

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: õrs
  • Finnish: orsi
  • Ingrian: orsi
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: orši
    • South Karelian: orži
  • Livonian: vȯŗž
  • Livvi: orzi
  • Ludian: orž
  • Veps: orz'
  • Võro: ors'
  • Votic: õrsi

Further reading

  • õrs”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “orsi”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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