Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rac'as

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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-Germanic *raidijaz, *raidaz (whence Old English rǣde (ready to ride, mounted (on a horse)).

Noun

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*rac'as

  1. mount, steed; riding horse
    Synonym: *raccu

Inflection

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Reconstruction notes

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Only adverbial forms (e.g. meaning "on horseback") survive in most descendants.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • ratsa”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012