Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/coora

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

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly a derivative *coo- +‎ *-ra from an otherwise unattested root, possibly loaned from Proto-Germanic *stā-, *stō- (“to stand”). In this case the earliest meaning would have been "free-standing, erect", as is suggested by the further derivative *cooro (“penis of domesticated animal”). The Germanic etymology is however rejected by LÄGLOS on semantic grounds.

Adjective

*coora

1. straight

Inflection

Inflection of *coora

Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
		singular	plural
nominative		*coora	*coorat
accusative		*cooran	*coorat
genitive		*cooran	*cooradën *coorëidën
partitive		*coorada	*coorëida
inessive		*coorassa *coorahna	*coorëissa *coorëihna
elative		*coorasta	*coorëista
illative		*coorahën	*coorëihën
adessive		*cooralla	*coorëilla
ablative		*cooralta	*coorëilta
allative		*cooralën *cooralëk	*coorëilën *coorëilëk
essive		*coorana	*coorëina
translative		*cooraksi	*coorëiksi
instructive		*cooran	*coorëin
comitative		*cooranëk	*coorëinëk
abessive		*cooratta	*coorëitta

Derived terms

• *cooro

Descendants

• Estonian: (obsolete) soora (“straight”) (adverb, from *coorahën)
• Finnish: suora
  • → Votic: soora
• Ingrian: soora
• Karelian:
  • North Karelian: šuora
  • South Karelian: šuora
• Livonian: *coortadak > sūortõ
• Ludian: *coorëda > suored
• Veps: *coorëda > soŕed

References

• Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN