Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/torvi

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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 earlier *towri, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (whence Latvian taure (bugle, shepherd's horn), Lithuanian taurė (goblet)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *táwros.

Noun

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*torvi

  1. shepherd's horn
  2. tube, pipe
    Synonym: *toro

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: tõri
  • Finnish: torvi
  • Ingrian: torvi
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: torvi
  • Veps: torv

Further reading

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