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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/saari

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

Unknown, possibly a substrate loan.

Noun

*saari

  1. island

Inflection

Synonyms

  • *salo (island, forest)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: saar
    • Latvian: sāris
  • Finnish: saari
  • Ingrian: saari
  • Karelian: soari
  • Livonian: sǭr
  • Livvi: suari
  • Ludian: suar'
  • Veps: sar'
  • Võro: saar'
  • Votic: saari

References

  • saar”, 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), 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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