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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sarvi

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 Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarwe (often also reconstructed as *śorwa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćr̥wa, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Cognates within Uralic include Proto-Samic *čoarvē, Hungarian szarv. Doublet of *hirvi, *hirvas.

Noun

*sarvi

  1. horn

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: sarv
  • Finnish: sarvi
  • Ingrian: sarvi
  • Karelian: šarvi, sarvi
  • Livonian: sǭra, (Salaca) saru
  • Livvi: sarvi
  • Ludian: sar'v
  • Veps: sar'v
  • Votic: sarvi

References

  • sarv”, 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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