Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/oraba

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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]

From Proto-Uralic *ora. Cognates include Proto-Samic *oarēvē. The nature of the third syllable *-ba is unclear.

Noun[edit]

*oraba

  1. squirrel

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: orav
  • Finnish: orava
  • Ingrian: orava, (dialectal) orraava
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: vȯrābõz
  • Livvi: orau
  • Võro: orrav
  • Votic: õravõ

References[edit]

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