Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rasi

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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]

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*grasja), from Proto-Germanic *grasą.[1]

Noun[edit]

*rasi (Northern Finnic)

  1. forest that has been cleared over a year ago for slash and burn but has not yet been burnt

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: rasi
  • Ingrian: rasi
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: razi
  • Ludian: raži
  • Veps: razagat

References[edit]

  1. ^ Heikkilä, Mikko (2011). Huomioita kantasaamen ajoittamisesta ja paikantamisesta sekä germaanisia etymologioita saamelais-suomalaisille sanoille Virittäjä, 115(1). [1]

Further reading[edit]

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rasi”, in 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