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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/hirci

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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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From earlier *širti, borrowed from Proto-Slavic *žьrdь, whence Russian жердь (žerdʹ).

Noun

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*hirci[1]

  1. pole
    Synonyms: *riuku, *salko
  2. log, timber

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: hirs
  • Finnish: hirsi
  • Ingrian: hersi
  • Karelian:
  • Võro: hirs'
  • Votic: irsi

References

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

Further reading

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