Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/härkä

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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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Probably a Proto-Baltic [Term?] loanword from the same root as Lithuanian žirgas (steed), Latvian zirgs (horse),[1] suggesting earlier *šärkä*žr̥gas.

Noun

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*härkä[2]

  1. ox

Inflection

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Coordinate terms

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: härg
  • Finnish: härkä
  • Ingrian: härkä
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: ǟrga
  • Livvi: härgy
  • Ludian: härg
  • Veps: härg
  • Võro: härg
  • Votic: ärtše
  • Proto-Samic: *(h)earkē (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “härkä”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  2. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*härkä”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto[2] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • härg”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä[3] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN