Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/sorka

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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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Unknown. Possibly from *sormi +‎ *-ka or the two are parallel derivatives.

Noun

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*sorka

  1. cloven hoof (divided hoof, as in bovine animals)

Inflection

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Descendants

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From *sorka:

  • Estonian: sõrg
  • Livonian: sȭrga
  • Võro: sõrg
  • Votic: sorkõ

From *sorkka:

Further reading

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