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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varsa

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 Indo-Iranian. Compare e.g. Sanskrit वृषन् (vṛṣan, “male animal”), Ossetian вурс (vurs, “stallion”).

Noun

*varsa

  1. a foal, in particular a male one; a young stallion

Inflection
Inflection of *varsa
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *varsa *varsat
accusative *varsan *varsat
genitive *varsan *varsadën
*varsoidën
partitive *varsada *varsoida
inessive *varsassa
*varsahna		 *varsoissa
*varsoihna
elative *varsasta *varsoista
illative *varsahën *varsoihën
adessive *varsalla *varsoilla
ablative *varsalta *varsoilta
allative *varsalën
*varsalëk		 *varsoilën
*varsoilëk
essive *varsana *varsoina
translative *varsaksi *varsoiksi
instructive *varsan *varsoin
comitative *varsanëk *varsoinëk
abessive *varsatta *varsoitta

Coordinate terms

Descendants
  • Estonian: varss
  • Finnish: varsa
  • Ingrian: varsa
  • Karelian: varsa, varza
    • → Russian: ва́ржа (várža, “foal”)
  • Livonian: vārza
  • Livvi: varzu
  • Ludian: varz
  • Veps: varz
  • Votic: varsõ

References
  • 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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