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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finno-Permic *warte.

Noun[edit]

*varci

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

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: vars
  • Finnish: varsi
  • Ingrian: varsi, vars
  • Karelian: varsi (Northern), varzi (Southern)
  • Livonian: vaŗž
  • Livvi: varzi
  • Ludian: varž
  • Veps: varz
  • Võro: vars'
  • Votic: varsi

Further reading[edit]

  • 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.