Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorsa

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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]

Unknown. Possibly in some fashion related to Proto-Samic *šuoδšō. Since the word does not regularly correspond to the Finnic one, the two may be borrowed from a common substrate source.

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

*sorsa

  1. duck, mallard

Inflection[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

From *sorsa:

  • Finnish: sorsa
  • Ingrian: sorsa
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: sorzu
  • Ludian: sorz
  • Veps: sorz
  • Northern Sami: suorsá

From *soorsa(s):

References[edit]

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