Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/icra

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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-Germanic *instraz.

Noun[edit]

*icra

  1. lard, fat

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Finnish: ihra, (dialectal) itra
  • Karelian: (Northern) isra, (Southern) izra
  • Livvi: izru
  • Ludian: izr
  • Veps: izr

Further reading[edit]

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