Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/saira

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

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *śajȣrᴈ.

Noun

*saira

1. nit (egg of a louse)

Descendants

From *sairë-:

• Estonian: saere

From *sairut:

• Veps: (Southern) sairud

From *sairava > *saivara, *saivar(ë):

• Finnish: saivare, saivar, (dialectal) saivara, saivari
• Ingrian: saivar
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: šaivar
  • South Karelian: saivar, čaivoi
• ⇒ Livvi: čaivoi
• Ludian: saivar
• Veps: saivar'
• Votic: saivõr, saivõrõ

Further reading

• Entry #1581 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “saivar”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[1] (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
• Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*sairë⇒”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎^[2] (in Finnish)