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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/raura

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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-Norse [script needed] (*hrauʀaʀ), [script needed] (*hrauʀa) (whence Old Norse hreyrr, hreyr).[1]

Noun

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*raura (Northern Finnic)

  1. pebble, gravel
    Synonym: *cora

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: rauru

References

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  1. ^ Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.