Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/harjus

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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]

Probably from *harja +‎ *-us. Alternatively, and less likely, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harzuz (whence Swedish harr).

Noun[edit]

*harjus

  1. grayling (Thymallus thymallus)

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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