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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/viherä

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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 *viha (greenness) +‎ *-rä. The shift *a > *e in the stem is unclear.

Adjective

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*viherä

  1. green

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: vihreä, viher-, (dialectal) viherä
  • Ingrian: viherä
  • Livonian:
    • Courland Livonian: vī’ri ("yellow")
    • Vidzeme Livonian: vīri ("yellow")
  • Veps: viher
  • Votic: vihere

References

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), 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