Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sapra

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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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Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *stauraz.

Noun

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*sapra (Northern Finnic)

  1. hay pole
  2. haystack
    Synonym: *kuhja, *soova

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Finnish: (dialectal) saura, sapra, sapro
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: suabru
  • Ludian: suabr
  • Veps: sabr

Further reading

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  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “saura”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN