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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hëra

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 from earlier *šera, possibly borrowed from some descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to flow”) (compare Latin sērum). According to Koivulehto, the Finnic word could be borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sera-, but this root is hypothetical, as there are no known Germanic descendants.

Noun

*hëra[1]

  1. whey

Inflection
Inflection of *hëra
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *hëra *hërat
accusative *hëran *hërat
genitive *hëran *hëradën
*hëroidën
partitive *hërada *hëroida
inessive *hërassa
*hërahna		 *hëroissa
*hëroihna
elative *hërasta *hëroista
illative *hërahën *hëroihën
adessive *hëralla *hëroilla
ablative *hëralta *hëroilta
allative *hëralën
*hëralëk		 *hëroilën
*hëroilëk
essive *hërana *hëroina
translative *hëraksi *hëroiksi
instructive *hëran *hëroin
comitative *hëranëk *hëroinëk
abessive *hëratta *hëroitta

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: hõra- (in compound: hõrasilm)
  • Finnish: hera
  • Ingrian: hera- (in compound: heravesi)
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: hera
    • South Karelian: hera
  • Livonian: õrā
  • Livvi: hera
  • Ludian: hera
  • Võro: hõra- (in compound: hõrasilm)

References
  1. Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*hëra”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto‎ (in Finnish)

Further reading
  • “sõra-”, 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), “hera”, in 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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