Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harjus

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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 from *harja +‎ *-us. Alternatively, and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harzuz (whence Swedish harr).

Noun

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*harjus

  1. grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Inflection

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Descendants

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Further reading

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