карво

Erzya

Карво.

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *karmɜ~*karpɜ~*karwɜ (“fly”). Cognate with Moksha кару (karu), Finnish kärpänen, Estonian kärbes, Eastern Mari карме (karme).

Noun

карво • (karvo)

1. a fly

   Ломантне кулость теке карвот.

   Lomańťńe kulośť ťeke karvot .

   People died like flies.

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “карво”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #1273 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.