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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

*viherä

  1. green

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • 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), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN