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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/härkä

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

Probably a Proto-Baltic [Term?] loanword from the same root as Lithuanian žirgas (steed), Latvian zirgs (horse),[1] suggesting earlier *šärkä*žr̥gas.

Noun

*härkä[2]

  1. ox

Inflection

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Estonian: härg
  • Finnish: härkä
  • Ingrian: härkä
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: härkä
    • South Karelian: härgä
  • Livonian: ǟrga
  • Livvi: härgy
  • Ludian: härg
  • Veps: härg
  • Võro: härg
  • Votic: ärtše
  • Proto-Samic: *(h)earkē (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “härkä”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*härkä”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto (in Finnish)

Further reading

  • härg”, 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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