Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/korva
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Two etymologies have been presented: one considers the word cognate to Komi-Zyrian кор (kor, “leaf”), Udmurt кўар (kwar, “leaf”) and Hungarian dialectal harap (“dry grass”), from Proto-Uralic *korwa (“leaf”). The second compares the word with Proto-Samoyedic *kåw (“ear”), and derives the word by metathesis from earlier *kowra (compare e.g. *karva (“hair”) from earlier *kawra), analyzed as *kow- + *-ra and derived from Proto-Uralic *kawe.
In any case, the word is an innovation replacing Proto-Uralic *peljä (“ear”).
Noun
[edit]*korva[1]
Inflection
[edit]Inflection of *korva
| Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility. | |||
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *korva | *korvat | |
| accusative | *korvan | *korvat | |
| genitive | *korvan | *korvadën *korvëidën | |
| partitive | *korvada | *korvëida | |
| inessive | *korvassa *korvahna |
*korvëissa *korvëihna | |
| elative | *korvasta | *korvëista | |
| illative | *korvahën | *korvëihën | |
| adessive | *korvalla | *korvëilla | |
| ablative | *korvalta | *korvëilta | |
| allative | *korvalën *korvalëk |
*korvëilën *korvëilëk | |
| essive | *korvana | *korvëina | |
| translative | *korvaksi | *korvëiksi | |
| instructive | *korvan | *korvëin | |
| comitative | *korvanëk | *korvëinëk | |
| abessive | *korvatta | *korvëitta | |
Synonyms
[edit]- (handle) *kahva
Descendants
[edit]- Estonian: kõrv
- Finnish: korva
- Ingrian: korva
- Karelian: korva
- Livonian: kūora
- Livvi: korvu
- Ludian: korv
- Veps: korv
- Võro: kõrv
- Votic: kõrvõ
- → Proto-Samic: *koarvē (“prop for scaffolding”)