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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/tarna

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

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tŕ̥nam, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós. Proto-Permic *turn (Komi-Zyrian турун (turun), Udmurt турын (turyn)) has the same origin.

Noun

*tarna

  1. sedge (plant of the genus Carex)
    Synonym: *sara
  2. any tall grass growing in marshland

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: tarn
  • Finnish: taarna, (rare) tarna
  • Võro: tarn

References

  • tarn”, 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
  • Joki, Aulis J. (1973) Uralier und Indogermanen [Uralians and Indo-Europeans] (Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Toimituksia; 151) (in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN
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