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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/arka

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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

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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

Adjective

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*arka[1]

  1. cowardly, timid, shy

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: arg
  • Finnish: arka
  • Ingrian: arka
  • Karelian:
    • North Karelian: arka
    • South Karelian: arga
  • Livonian: ārga
  • Livvi: argu
  • Ludian: arg
  • Veps: arg
  • Võro: arg
  • Votic: arkõ
  • Proto-Samic: *ārkē (see there for further descendants)

References

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

Further reading

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