Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kura

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Uralic *kura (bent, crooked) [1].

Adjective

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*kura[2]

  1. left (opposite of right)
    Synonym: *vasën

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: (dialectal) kura
  • Finnish: (dialectal) kura
  • Ingrian: kura
  • Livonian: kurā
  • Võro: kura
  • Votic: kura
  • Northern Sami: gurut

References

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  1. ^ Aikio, Ante: New and Old Samoyed Etymologies (Part 2). FUF 56 (2006) [1]
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kura²”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[2] (in Finnish)

Etymology 2

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Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gurą, or from Proto-Uralic *kura (dirt, mud).

Noun

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*kura[1]

  1. dirt, mud
  2. diarrhea
  3. dregs

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*kura¹”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[3] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • kura”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012