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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/varci

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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 Proto-Finno-Permic *warte.

Noun

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*varci[1]

  1. stalk (of a plant)
  2. haft, handle

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: vars
  • Finnish: varsi
  • Ingrian: varsi, vars
  • Karelian:
    North Karelian: varsi
    South Karelian: varzi
  • Livonian: vaŗž
  • Livvi: varzi
  • Ludian: varž
  • Veps: varz
  • Võro: vars'
  • Votic: varsi

References

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

Further reading

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  • vars”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012
  • Entry #1690 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.