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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varis

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *warᴈ. Possibly an onomatopoeic root. The descendants reflect three forms: *varis, *varës and *varoi (probably with the diminutive ending *-oi). For this, compare *jänis. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*varis

  1. crow

Inflection

Descendants

  • Finnish: varis
  • Ingrian: varis
  • Karelian: variš, varis
  • Veps: variš

From *vares:

From *varoi:

From *variksi (← oblique stem *varikse-):

  • Livonian: vaŗīkš
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